Vocab 1
Merchandise or possessions.
The United States has ___________ miles of roads.
Four million
Pipelines are great for moving this type of good:
a) Furniture
b) Natural Gas
c) Rocks and Minerals
d) People
b) Natural Gas
Please describe what it means to be "Time Sensitive" and or "High Value"
Time Sensitive - A good that has to be delivered by a particular time, or information that is only useful for a particular period
High Value - A good of certain relative importance
I would like to transport a large quantity of granite that was mined in Nevada. My destination is Florida. Which mode of transportation would be most efficient for this and why?
Trains - Most cost effective for large and heavy shipments across land.
Define "Transportation" or successfully use it in a sentence.
take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, ship, pipeline, or wire.
The United States has more miles of railways than it does public roads. True or false.
False. There is less miles of railways than roads.
This mode of transportation is often called "ground shipping"
Trucks - Public Road Transportation.
Define "Efficient" or successfully use it in a sentence.
Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
Please name at least two disadvantages to choosing Air transportation for goods.
High Cost
Goods must be light
Define "Domestic" or successfully use it in a sentence.
Existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.
There are over one million miles of pipeline in the United States. True or False.
True. 1.7 million miles of pipeline.
This mode of transportation accounts for 90% of International Trade.
Water/Ship transportation.
Define "Renewable Resource" or successfully use it in a sentence.
a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale.
Daily Double: This proposed future mode of transportation will have the ability to travel on land with speeds up to 760mph.
Hyperloop
Define "Autonomous Vehicle" or successfully use it in a sentence.
A vehicle which has the ability to map and transport itself without extreme intervention from humans.
The United States has this number of public Airports:
a) 10,200
b) 3,400
c) 5,100
d) 8,600
c) 5,100
This mode of transportation has the highest ton-mile, meaning that it is the most efficient for carrying very heavy loads across land.
Trains
Define "International" or successfully use it in a sentence.
Existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations.
I own a company and I have chosen to transport my goods on a Truck. Why do you believe I have chosen to use Road Transportation over other available modes of transportation?
Goods may be time sensitive and may need delivering at very precise locations.
Define "Supply Chain"
The sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity
The United States has _________ miles of waterways.
25,000
This mode of transportation allows for the fastest transit but is very expensive and cannot carry heavy loads.
Air Travel/Planes
Daily Double: Define "Infrastructure"
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
I own an oil refinery business and I would like to transport 50,000 gallons of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to an oil refinery in Texas. Which mode of transportation would make the most sense for me and why?
Water transport - ability to carry the heaviest of loads across oceans.