Transport and Trade

Transport is one ofthe 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 greatadvances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompaniedby a big increase 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 without transport to carry the large numberof workers they need to and from their homes. Big city stores could not have

developed unlesscustomers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods were delivered totheir homes.Big cities 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 movingfuel,raw materials,and even power,for example,through electric cables,transporthas led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would

have been impossiblebefore. Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they cando better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them

with one another.The cheaper and quicker transport becomes,the longer the distance over whichgoods can profitably be earned. Countries with poor transport have a lower

standard of living.

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,sendinformation about prices,supplies,and changing conditions in different parts ofthe world. In this way,advanced communication systems also help to developtrade.

In the trade ofmodern society the transmission of information plays as important a roleas______.

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