Urbanization
Urban, rural and suburban... define each one.
100 points for each correct explanation.
Urban=cities
Rural=country/farmland
Suburban=smaller cities outside larger cities
Take away 300 point from any team and gain 100 if correct.
New engineering developments, population growth and cheap steel lead to the creation of these in major cities like New York.
What are skyscrapers
City with the largest population. What # of people?
Tokyo, Japan. 37 million
I fought against child labor with my camera. Who am I?
Name some of the techniques I used. You will get 100 point for every one your team names.
Lewis Hine
Similar framing/repetition
Shallow depth of field/blurred background
Photo is at eye level
Focus is on the worker
Name at least three Boroughs of NYC
What is Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island
What went up because of the rise of population in large cities. It always rises with the population of a city.
What is crime
This was when the world went from creating goods by hand to using machines. It spanned from about 1760 to 1840.
Industrial Revolution
Country with the largest population?
China
Daily Double
This helped make goods and products faster by having each worker do a specific job in sequence.
Assembly line
Tallest building in NYC and what is its height?
Freedom Tower (1776 feet)
Daily Double
What is urbanization? Give 2 benefits and 2 drawbacks.
Growth of cities
This invention created night life in the city... and longer working hours.
The light bulb
Largest country in land size?
Russia
Daily Double
They are people who works to change and improve a society.
Reformers
During the Great Depression, what number of people were unemployed?
1 out of 10
1 out of 8
1 out of 5
1 out of 4
What is the population of NYC today?
8 million
This simple device was an example of a simple machine of the first Industrial Revolution. It was created by Eli Whitney. What was it and what did it do?
Cotton Gin, remove seeds from cotton
What year were laws passed that restricted child labor?
1938
I invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
Reason why the Gordiloca Spread news of gas running out in Laredo
What is Hurricane in Houston
What might be the future of cities? How can we best ways to maintain future cities?
Answers vary
Built so goods could be transported even when East River was frozen in NYC. It was completed in 1883.
What is Brooklyn Bridge
In the 1800's how many children had jobs?
1 out of 10
1 out of 8
1 out of 5
1 out of 4
1 out of 5
There have been 4 of these, you are currently living through the 4th wave of this event.
The Industrial Revolution
Why was the torch of the Statue of Liberty in Madison Square?