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Miss Smith 7 th Grade Civics *pgs. 483-489.  Trains/Railroads  Planes/Airlines  Trucks/Highways  Boats/Rivers.

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1 Miss Smith 7 th Grade Civics *pgs. 483-489

2  Trains/Railroads  Planes/Airlines  Trucks/Highways  Boats/Rivers

3  Carry bulk cargo  Rolled across the country carrying raw materials and finished products  Made goods more accessible to every American city  Provided a means of travel and communication

4  Carry mail, freight (packages, machines, cars) with great speed  Cannot carry a lot of heavy cargo at one time or land at small airports  More expensive because of fuel and security

5  The most used form of transportation in the U.S.  Rapid highway transportation depends on good roads and a steady supply of fuel

6  Least used to transport goods

7 *Do not write  How are services delivered to consumers in the United States?  Which method of delivering services in the United States do you think is the most effective? Why?

8  Marketing- process of making goods and services available to consumers and convincing them to buy a product

9  Mass marketing- process of selling a good or service in which the same product, price, promotion, and distribution is used for all consumers in a particular market

10 3 Important Features:  One-price system  Prices are stamped onto products as Universal Product Codes (UPC or bar codes)  Self-service  Customers shop for themselves  Standard packaging  Goods come pre-packaged

11  The link between factories and retail stores/consumers  Sells large quantities of goods to stores

12 *Do not write  How can advertising affect the economic success of a product?


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