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

Transporting Goods Trains/Railroads Planes/Airlines Trucks/Highways Boats/Rivers

Railroads 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 What effect did the creation of railroads have on goods and economy in the United States? They brought raw materials and finished products to cities, towns, and within reach of farms, and gave businesspeople a means of rapid travel and communication

Airlines 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 Explain the kinds of problems associated with transporting goods by air. Airplanes can only carry a certain amount of heavy cargo; large cargo planes cannot land at small airports, so goods must then be transported by other means; it can be expensive because f higher aviation fuel prices and increased security measures

Highways The most used form of transportation in the U.S. Rapid highway transportation depends on good roads and a steady supply of fuel How could rising gasoline prices affect transportation of goods by motor vehicles? Prices for transporting goods could rise, making goods more expensive for consumers or scarce in some parts of the country

Least used to transport goods Rivers Least used to transport goods

Delivering Services *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? In person, over the internet, through the mail, at retail stores, and by telephone

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

Mass marketing 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

Mass Marketing 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 List and describe three important features of mass marketing.

Wholesalers and Retailers The link between factories and retail stores/consumers Sells large quantities of goods to stores

How can advertising affect the economic success of a product? *Do not write How can advertising affect the economic success of a product? Good advertising will cause a product to be bought by more consumers, and bad advertising might cause less consumers to buy a product