Unit 3 - Lesson 7 Flashcards
the employment of children, often in poor conditions
child labor
someone who commutes, or travels from home to work, regularly
commuter
a belt that moves materials and products from one part of a factory to another
conveyer belt
towns where most people either worked for the factory or depended on it
factory towns
the location and physical features of an area
geography
major changes brought about by the invention of machines that could do the work of many people
Industrial Revolution
parts made the same way each time so they always fit with other parts
interchangeable parts
a machine that weaves thread into cloth
loom
the making of things in large amounts and for less money
mass production
factory
mill
one of the first forms of public transportation; a horse-drawn streetcar from which the word BUS derives
omnibus
materials or goods needed to make a final product
raw materials
efforts by groups of people who want to change social conditions for the better
reform movements
a system for keeping a community clean and healthy
sanitation
areas just outside a city where people tend to live in neighborhoods
suburbs
