Group 2: Transportation as a system

Members:
Asilo, Nathalie G.
Borres, Princess Alain

Quiz.

1. An integral part of modern society, connecting people and goods across the globe.
Transportation
2. It is the way in which people and cargo are moved on bodies of water. Water
Transportation
3. It is the movement of goods or people in vehicles operating above or under the ground.
Land Transportation
4. They are needed for repairs, operation, ticket sales, and instrument monitoring. They
also serve as passengers. People
5. It is used in the construction of transportation systems – iron, wood, fuel, plastic, and
concrete. Raw Materials
6. This provides power and movement within the system – heat, mechanical, chemical,
light, and electrical. Energy
7. It is the movement of people or cargo within near space and into outerspace. Space
Transportation
8. Paperwork and tickets are processed to ensure the passengers and cargo will be
transported to the correct place. Receiving
9. This must be defined before the system can be designed or constructed. Goals
10. These goals consider the potential profits for businesses and possible opportunities for
people in the immediate area.Economic Goals
11. Is it true that people plan the best route and decide how the system will be most
efficiently run? True
12. Is is true that Intermodal transportation is the movement of people or cargo above the
ground and within the earth’s atmosphere? False - Air Transportation
13. Is it true that vehicles, roads, and buildings are all forms of capital in transportation
systems? True
14. Is it true that energy is the information attained through application and experience of
tasks performed by the people. False - Knowledge
15. These are the various resources needed in order to begin and maintain the use of the
system. Transportation system inputs
16. These are the actions which convert the inputs into the desired outputs. Transportation
system processes
17. It comes from the country’s governmental regulations, which helps control the system.
Control
18. When more than one environment is used in a system. Intermodal transportation
19. This allows the operator to evaluate how well the system is running. Feedback
20. Improvement of standard of living due to the implementation of a local transportation
system. Societal Goals