Transportation, Settlement, and Community Change Worksheet
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Transportation, Settlement, and Community Change Worksheet
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Roads, railroads, rivers, and ports can make travel and __ easier.
2. Which place is most likely to grow faster?
3. Match the change to the likely effect: new railroad station
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4. Match the change to the likely effect: new bridge across a river
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5. Match the cause to the likely result: families move in for factory jobs
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6. When people move into a place, they may bring skills, traditions, and new __.
7. Which statement is true?
8. Why might a town with better transportation become more important over time?
9. Migration can change a state’s economy and __.
10. Which source would best help compare settlement before and after a new highway?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. trade
2. a town near a river crossing and railroad
3. more people and goods can move in and out
4. communities can connect more easily
5. population and neighborhoods may grow
6. ideas
7. Transportation can affect settlement patterns.
8. people and goods can move there more easily
9. culture
10. two maps from different years