Chapter 6 Study Guide
Key Vocabulary:
Capital Resources –
Natural Resources -
Labor Resources -
Entrepreneurship Productive Resources -
Labor Unions Income -
man made tools or machines that are used to
produce goods or provide a service. Hammers,
drills, tractors, computers are all examples of
capital resources.
materials from nature that are used to produce
goods or provide a service. Water, crude oil, iron
ore, coal, timber (trees) are all examples of natural
resources.
human resources or people who work to provide a
service or produce a good. Carpenters, doctors,
machinists, plumbers, accountants, farmers are all
examples of labor resources.
the process where a person takes a risk and makes
key decisions in relation to a business.
the natural resources, labor resources, and capital
resources needed to make a good or provide a
service.
groups of workers who join together to improve
working conditions.
money earned by working or investing.
Key Skills:
Students will need to know what income is. They should know how people
earn it and how they use it. Income is money people earn by working or
investing. Income is used to buy goods and services people use (housing,
food, clothing, utilities…)
Students will read paragraphs describing early industry in Ohio. They will
have to identify examples of the productive resources contained within the
paragraph.
Productive Resource Paragraph:
Edward Libbey owned a glass factory in Massachusetts. He decided to spend some
money and move his factory to Toledo, Ohio. He heard there was plenty of natural gas near
Toledo. Natural gas was used to heat the furnaces which made the glass. Sand was also
plentiful near Toledo. Sand was melted to make glass. Many European immigrants lived near
Toledo. They were eager to work in factories. Libbey’s decision led Toledo to be called
“Glass City” because so much glass was produced there.
Find examples of entrepreneurship, labor resources, capital resources,
and natural resources from this paragraph.
Entrepreneurship – Edward Libbey (had idea and risked money)
Natural Resources – sand, natural gas
Capital Resources – factory, furnace
Labor Resources – immigrants who worked in factory
Students will be given a paragraph to read. They will have to identify the
main idea and two supporting details. The main idea is the most important
information stated in a paragraph or article. Supporting details tell more
about the main idea.
The Paleo-Indians arrived in present day Ohio 12,000 years ago in search of food
and resources. They followed herds of large animals such as mammoths and bison. They
hunted these animals using spears. Paleo-Indians also relied on Ohio’s plants and rivers for
food and water. The Paleo-Indians could not settle in one place for too long. They had to
follow the herds that supplied their food.
Main Idea – Paleo-Indians came to Ohio in search of food.
Supporting Details –
a) followed herds of large animals
b) hunted with spears
c) also got food from plants and rivers
d) could not settle, had to follow the herds
Extended Response:
Write a paragraph explaining the impact Garrett Morgan and
Granville Woods had on transportation throughout the United States.
Garrett Morgan – invented automatic traffic signal in 1923. This controlled
traffic as it told drivers when to stop and when to go at busy intersections.
Made roads safer to travel on.
Granville Woods – invented the railroad telegraph in 1887. This device
allowed train engineers to send and receive messages from the train while it
was moving. With the railroad telegraph trains could let other trains know
when they were stopped or broken down. This helped to prevent crashes and
made railroads safer to travel on.
Practice writing your paragraph here: