Ship |
Costs less than train, truck, or airplane.Can carry large, heavy loads. Travels slower than trains, trucks, or airplanes. Cannot carry products directly to markets. | Truck |
Costs less than airplane or trains.Travels faster than ships, but shower than trains, or airplanes. Can deliver products directly to markets. |
Train |
Can carry large loads, more than airplanes or trucks.Costs more than trucks, but less than airplanes. Cannot carry products directly to markets. |
Airplane |
Travels much faster than other transportation.Costs much more than ship, truck, or train. Cannot deliver products directly to markets. Cannot carry very heavy loads. |
Adapted from Some People I Know by Beverly Armento (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1983).
Return to the Bananas-From Manolo to Margie Lesson.
