2. How did the use of steam affect the location of
factories? Page 187.
3. What factors made the price of silk so high before
the nineteenth century? Page 188.
4. Why is Gary, Indiana, an advantageous location for
a manufacturing center? Page 189.
5. How is it possible to operate by water power, a factory
located a hundred miles from a waterfall? Give
two examples. Page 190.
6. Illustrate the use of electricity in a typical modern
factory. Page 192.
Use of Machinery in Manufacturing.