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) _________