Technology Today and Tomorrow ©2004

Chapter 19: Transportation Systems


1.	Particular courses traveled are called
		A)	right-of-ways.
		B)	ways.
		C)	routes.
		D)	turning lanes.


2.	The change of value brought about by transportation is called
		A)	value added.
		B)	time and place utility.
		C)	profit margin.
		D)	capital gains.


3.	Which of the following is not an example of working capital?
		A)	cash
		B)	stock
		C)	property titles
		D)	equipment


4.	Another name for bulk cargo is
		A)	loose cargo.
		B)	break cargo.
		C)	bulk break cargo.
		D)	differentiated freight.


5.	One negative impact of automobile transportation is
		A)	personal mobility.
		B)	driver convenience.
		C)	jobs created by car and truck servicing.
		D)	gridlock.


6.	An example of information input in the transportation system is
		A)	gasoline.
		B)	a road map.
		C)	federal highway money.
		D)	time and place utility.


7.	Which is not an example of on-site transportation?
		A)	components moving on a conveyor belt in a factory
		B)	people on a moving walkway at an airport
		C)	oil gushing through a pipeline
		D)	people in an elevator in a skyscraper


8.	Freight shipped in cartons or boxes is termed
		A)	bulk cargo.
		B)	break bulk cargo.
		C)	vehicular cargo.
		D)	on-site cargo.


9.	Checking online about package delivery would occur in what phase of a transportation system?
		A)	feedback
		B)	output
		C)	input
		D)	closure


10.	Which would not be an example of a production process in air transportation?
		A)	sealing the cargo hold of a plane
		B)	scheduling ticket agents to work at gates
		C)	starting up a jet engine
		D)	moving a jetway to a plane just landed