Study Guide on Urbanization and Industry

What was one effect of people moving to cities for work?

• Factories used more electricity.

• Muckrakers wrote fewer stories.

• Farmers could not sell their crops.

• They no longer grew their own food.

Which industry is Pittsburgh, PA, known for?

• beef

• oil

• steel

• textiles

Why was growing peanuts a good replacement for cotton?

• Peanuts restored the soil.

• Cotton was no longer useful.

• Shipping peanuts is cheaper.

• Few textile mills needed cotton.

Who improved the light bulb to make it safe for consumers?

• Orville Wright

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence. The __________ pushed for reformation in the labor market and social conditions.

• Gilded Age

• Progressive Movement

• Scientific Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Chicago’s population sharply decreased after the fire.

• True

• False

Which invention is credited to the Wright Brothers?

• Light bulb

• Airplane

• Sewing machine

• Peanuts

What was one reason both Chicago, IL, and Pittsburgh, PA, were founded in their locations?

• They are on major waterways.

• It was easy to string electrical lines.

• Major railroads intersected in that area.

• There were large, open areas to land planes.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• Cities grew rapidly.

• Demand for artisans increased.

• Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

• Government regulate of factories increased.

Which of the following is a common effect of urbanization?

• Decreased population density

• Increased agricultural production

• Growth of cities

• Reduction in pollution