The Development of Shipping Containers Enabled Companies Tomove Freight Quickly

question 31

Multiple Choice

The development of shipping containers enabled companies tomove freight quickly between ships, trucks, and trains byloading a single large container with many different goods andthen moving the container. Before the container, freight had tobe loaded and unloaded one palette, barrel, or box at a time.What impact did the shipping container have on globalization?
Why?

• A)an increase, because it allowed faster spread of communication
• B)an increase, because it decreased transportation costs (True Answer )Correct
• C)a decrease, because it caused many dock workers to lose their job
• D)a decrease, because it caused the amount of human cooperation to fall

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Definitions:

Promote Communication

Activities or strategies designed to increase or enhance verbal or non-verbal interaction among individuals or groups.

Death

The cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

Kübler-Ross

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Stages of Grief

A model outlining the typical phases individuals go through while coping with loss, including denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.