OSW Week 4: Transportation and Communication

On the Ohio Road Map image, Letter B represents which of the following?

• Lake Erie
• Columbus
• Ohio River
• National Road

How were most goods transported in the 1800’s?

• canals
• airplane

• railroad

• highways

What is the fastest way to travel long distances?

• railroad

• steamboat

• airplane

• highway

What increased the demand for better roads?

• steamboats

• Ford Model T

• passenger trains

On the Ohio Road Map image, Letter D represents which of the following?

• Ohio River

• National Road

• Lake Erie

• Columbus

In 1836, the first railroad to be completed in Ohio was called the

• Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad

• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

• Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad

TRUE or FALSE: Telephones, satellites and social media are examples of transportation systems.

• True

• False

Today, goods are mostly transported by _______ on highways.

On the Ohio Road Map image, Letter C represents which of the following?

• Columbus

• Ohio River

• Lake Erie

• National Road

People who conduct trade are called _______.

• doctors

• pilots

• merchants

• teachers