The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade. Quicker transport makes possible mass­production and big business, drawing supplies and selling goods to, all parts of the globe.__2__ Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods could be developed to their homes.

　　__3__ Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns. Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer to live on what is produced locally. Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year. Transport has raised the standard of living.

　　By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably carried. Poor transport restricts the development of the economy, thus resulting in a low standard of living.__4__

　　Commerce requires the not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information.__5__ In this way, advanced communication systems also help to develop trade.

　　A．Transport also prevents waste.

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