Upstream river rale 7800 Feight aes decined dramaticay during the ninetenn centu

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Upstream river rale 7800 Feight aes decined dramaticay during the ninetenn century The above chart shows the freight rates per mile for shipping a ton of cargo between 1784 and 1900 . Assume you are farmer and want to ship your wheat to the local market. How much will it cost you to ship your 5 tons of wheat 10 miles to the market using a wagon in 1804? (3pts) . Now a railroad runs from your farm to the market. How much will it cost you to ship your 5 tons of wheat to the market using a train in 1864? Assume the rate in the table is ¢3. (3pts)

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Answer: 3 - From the given graph, o e could observe that on the year 1864, the available transportation is by Railroad with the cost of 1 dollar per mile. Hence, one should select railroad for the shipping of wheat from North Midwest to New York.

Answer:4- The possible decline of the Upstream River could be the development of locomotive Rails, since it has reduced the time of shipping.

Answer: 5- Various locations or regions use different mode of transportation because of availability of resources. for example, use of Upstream River or canal could only be possible where the river flows and other factors such as cost of transportation and time of delivery also determine the selection of mode of transport in a particular region.

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