Modes of Transportation There are
a variety of means for transportation. Usually, the choice of
transportation depends on the (1) ______ of goods (1) ______
and the points of distribution. There are five
major means of transportation: railroads, airplanes, ships, trucks, and
pipelines. Often, goods may be transported by a combination of (2) ______
(2) ______ Railroads are best
adapted to the transportation of (3) ______ products that are low in value
in relation to their (3) ______ weight. Truck
lines are effective for transporting high-value goods short distances. With
the (4) ______, trucks can reach (4)
______ almost every destination without (5) ______ goods. Air freight
(5) ______ used to be a means to speed (6) ______ or
expensive but light (6) ______ products,
but this changed with the introduction of (7) ______
(7) ______ Transportation by waterways is characterized by low cost and
low speed. A new development is the use of (8) ______ ships.
(8) ______ Pipelines are a special form of
transportation mainly used to move gasoline, crude oil and (9) ______ , but
they can also (9) ______ move (10) ______ like
coal.
(10) ______