Transportation and Communication Systems

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CONTENT STATEMENT

  1. Systems of transportation and communication move people, products, and ideas from place to place.

CONTENT ELABORATION

Systems of transportation move people and products from place to place. Systems of communication move ideas and products from place to place. Students focus on systems of transportation and communication that are present in the local community.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Identify and describe the systems of transportation used to move people and products from place to place.

Identify and describe the systems of communication used to move ideas from place to place.

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Searched: Transportation

11-3071.00Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers  Bright Outlook  
17-2051.01Transportation Engineers 
19-3099.01Transportation Planners
43-4181.00Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
53-6051.07Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
53-6051.00Transportation Inspectors
33-9093.00Transportation Security Screeners
53-4099.00Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
49-2093.00Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 
43-5011.01Freight Forwarders 
53-1043.00First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
13-1081.02Logistics Analysts 
43-5071.00Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
51-9124.00Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
53-1049.00First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other
53-6099.00Transportation Workers, All Other
53-3053.00Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 
31-1132.00Orderlies
53-6061.00Passenger Attendants 
19-3051.00Urban and Regional Planners

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