Transport and Trade

Transport is oneof the aids to trade.By moving goods from places where they are plentiful toplaces where they are scarce,transport adds to their value.The more easily

goods can be broughtover the distance that separates producer and consumer,the better fortrade.When there were no railways,no good roads,no canals,and only smallsailing

ships,trade was on asmall scale.

2.The great advancesmade in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a bigincrease in trade.Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to

develop between Britain and New Zealand,for instance.Quickertransport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing suppliesfrom,and selling goods to,all

parts of theglobe.Big factories could not exist with-out transport to carry the largenumber of workers they need to and from their homes.Big city stores could nothave

developed unless customerscould travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes.Bigcities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance.

3.Transport alsoprevents waste.Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it couldnot be taken quickly to inland towns.Transport has given us a much greater

variety of foods andgoods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally.Foods whichat one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now, be

obtained all throughthe year. Transport has raised the standard of living.

4.By moving fuel,rawmaterials,and even power,as,for example,through electric cables, transport hasled to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they

would have beenimpossible before.Districts and countries can concentrate on making thingswhich they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange

them with oneanother. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes,the longer the distance overwhich goods can profitably be carried.Countries with poor transport have a

lower standard ofliving.

5.Commerce requiresnot only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages andinformation. Means of communication,like telephones,cables and

radio,send informationabout prices,supplies,and changing conditions in different parts of theworld.In this way,advanced communication systems also help to develop trade.Transport has madeit possible for people to eat whatever food they want_______.

A.to send goods tovarious parts of the world

B.at any time duringthe year

C.has greatlypromoted trade

D.is it possible toproduce on a large scale

E.the transport ofgoods