Social Studies Test 1 Flashcards
What is industrialization?
The shift in production from handmade to machine goods
What are natural resources?
Raw materials that would be sent to factories to be made into finish products
What is urbanization?
The development and growth of cities
Define a rural area.
Typically farming areas, outside of town towns, and cities
Define an urban area.
Developed and heavily populated places
What was the impact of railroads?
Brought people to the west and natural resources to the east
How are industrialization and urbanization connected?
They are connected becomes factories, were located in cities, because of people which caused cities to grow
How are urbanization and immigration connected?
Immigrants moved to cities, causing them to grow
How are industrialization and immigration connected?
Immigrants worked in and consumed the products made in industrial factories
What was the benefit of the assembly line?
Made more products faster
Most important
And helped with mass production
What was the benefit of telegraphs and telephones?
Made sending information long distances faster
Mass production
What was the benefits of reapers and tractors?
Made farming easier and quicker
