Goods

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/goods

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the economic classification?Tangible products satisfying human wants and needs, distinct from services
2. What is the historical significance?Central to the development of trade, specialization, and industrialization
3. Why did the Industrial Revolution change goods?The Industrial Revolution made factories that could make many items quickly. This let everyday items become cheaper and more common.
4. How do goods travel from factories to our homes?Goods start with raw materials, then factories make parts, workers put them together, and trucks or ships carry them to stores where we can buy them.

Tangible: Perceptible by touch; having physical substance.
Supply Chain: The entire process of producing and delivering a product or service.
Consumerism: A social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services.
Sustainability: Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.