Changes in Transportation

What is the title of Chapter 5?

• Changes in Transportation

• Small Town Life

• Changes to the Environment

What do people in Val's home town need?

• A McDonald's fast food restaurant

• Transportation

• A million dollars

Why do people need transportation?

• To get away

• To get to the nearest Baskin Robbin's

• To go places

What improvements did Val's suburb make to help cars and trucks?

• The suburb made the streets wider

• The suburb swept the trash out of the gutters

• The suburb built a car wash to keep the cars and trucks clean

What type of vehicle takes many people different places?

• A motorcycle

• A bus

• A unicycle

What did Val's suburb do to keep bicycle riders safe?

• The suburb gave all bike riders a helmet

• The suburb made a tunnel for bike riders

• The suburb made a bike lane

What did the suburb build that was electric and ran on tracks or cables?

• A rapid transit system

• A not-so-rapid transit system

• A choo-choo train

What makes the electric train run?

• Nuclear power

• Electricity

• Coal

How can electricity be made?

• By building a nuclear power plant

• By attaching a key to a kite in a lightening storm

• By building a dam on a river

What travels on the river in Val's suburb?

• A ship

• A car

• Mr. Josh's paddleboat