Question

After the revolution in transportation, almost all the ordinary items people needed had to be made locally.

a. True
b. False
After the revolution in transportation, factories began to grow in size.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

1. False

Before the revolution in transportation, most of the items that people used had to be made locally. This was because transporting them to remote regions was complicated. However, after the revolution in transportation, it became easier to access goods from remote locations.

2. True

After the revolution in transportation, factories began to grow in size. This happened for several reasons. Raw materials were more easily transported, which meant that factories could increase their production. Moreover, the final products could be more easily transported to far away markets. Finally, factories had access to more workers that could work in them.

Answer 2

No, it is false that after the revolution in transportation, almost all the ordinary items people needed had to be made locally, since in fact now they could be made in very remote locations. And yes, it is true that factories grew after this time.