lesson 7

Question 1

child labor

Answer 1

the employment of children, often in poor conditions

Question 2

commuter

Answer 2

someone who commutes, or travels from home to work, regularly

Question 3

conveyor belt

Answer 3

a belt that moves materials and products from one part of a factory to another

Question 4

factory towns

Answer 4

towns where most people either worked for the factory or depended on it

Question 5

geography

Answer 5

the location and physical features of an area

Question 6

Industrial Revolution

Answer 6

major changes brought about by the invention of machines that could do the work of many people

Question 7

interchangeable parts

Answer 7

parts made the same way each time so that they always fit with other parts

Question 8

loom

Answer 8

a machine that weaves thread into cloth

Question 9

mas production

Answer 9

the making of things in large amounts and for less money

Question 10

mill

Answer 10

factory

Question 11

omnibus

Answer 11

one of the first forms of public

Question 12

reform movements

Question 13

raw materials

Question 14

sanitation

Question 15

suburbs

Question 16

technology

Question 17

textile

Question 18

unions

Question 19

urban centers

Question 20

urban transportation

Question 21

urbanization