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Trade in New Jersey

Read the trade story and use the information to solve each question. Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people or places.

A busy route for goods

New Jersey businesses trade with customers in other states and countries. The Port of New York and New Jersey, with major facilities in Newark and Elizabeth, receives goods from ships and sends goods out to other places. Trucks and trains carry cargo between ports, warehouses, factories, and stores. Highways connect businesses to nearby markets, while airports can move some valuable or time-sensitive goods quickly. New Jersey also produces goods of its own, including medicines, food products, and blueberries. Trade depends on workers, transportation, technology, and people who want to buy or sell goods.

Trade fair challenge

At a classroom science fair, Sofia, Jamal, and Ravi are planning a pretend New Jersey trade booth. They have to explain how a product gets from its producer to a customer.

1.A business sends a container of New Jersey-made medicine to a customer overseas. Which route is most likely to move the container across the ocean?

A ship leaving a port
A bicycle on a local path
A school bus
A hiking trail

2.True or false: A truck can carry goods from a warehouse to a store, but trucks are not useful for trade between places.

TrueFalse

3.Name one good New Jersey produces that could be traded with buyers in another state.

4.Match each transportation method to the trade job it commonly does.

Port and ship
Truck
Train
Airplane

Carry large or heavy loads over land
Carry containers across oceans
Move some urgent or valuable goods quickly
Deliver goods to stores and nearby businesses

5.Jamal says, “New Jersey’s ports help trade because ships can bring goods in and carry goods out.” Is his explanation correct? Give one reason.

6.A blueberry grower wants to sell fresh berries to a grocery store in another state. Which factor would most help the berries reach the store in good condition?

Reliable transportation and careful delivery
A longer route with extra stops
Keeping the berries out of packages
Choosing a route with no roads

7.Complete the sentence: When a New Jersey business sells a product to a customer in another state, the business is taking part in .

8.Sofia’s pretend booth sells New Jersey-made food. She can send it to a nearby store by truck or to a distant overseas buyer by ship. Explain why the two buyers may need different transportation.

9.Ravi says, “If a place has roads, ports, and railways, businesses may have more ways to move their goods.” Explain how having several transportation choices can help trade.

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