Transportation and Communication

What transportation change happened in 1929?

• Ford made a factory in Charlotte

• Planes moved passengers

• Planes deliver mail

• There were two railroads in NC

The New York Metropolis is a _____________ region.

• formal (based on facts)

• perceptual (how people see it)

• functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

The Wright Brothers are best known for inventing the first

• Electric light bulb

• Motorized plane

• Peanut farm

• Telephone

Why was the invention of the telephone important during that time?

• It improved communication between businesses and people.

• It allowed people to call their families every day.

• It started a new way for people to make money.

• It allowed people to make reservations from their own home.

What year were North Carolina's first two major railroads completed?

• 1820

• 1840

• 1860

• 1880

Human-made waterway used to transport goods and people; connects to larger bodies of water

• Canal

• Straight

• Oasis

• Isthmus

The Grand Canal was internal ​ (a)   transportation system that extended over 30,000 miles. This enabled the Song dynasty to become the most populous ​ (b)   area in the world.

• waterway

• trading

• rice

• Bureaucracy

• gunpowder

• limit

The different means of transport available in India are-

• waterways

• airways and railways

• roadways

• all the answers

By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?

• by railroad

• by steamboat

• by canal boat

• by stagecoach

What was a major impact of the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century?

• It allowed for instant communication over long distances.

• It replaced the postal service entirely.

• It was used primarily for personal communication.

• It was only used by government officials.