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Adapt
the following suggestions for emphasis while viewing the
program or create your own activities, suggestions, and areas of
focus. Remember to stop or pause, back up and review and take time
to replay the video to enhance the learning experience.
Discuss
how ports and other transportation facilities affect agri-business
and other industries in the Pacific Northwest.
 Gary
Neal on what a port is.
Discuss
how and why the word "port" has changed from the definition
of boat docks and cargo ships to include airborne transportation,
commerical fishing facilities, shipyards, recreation, and industry.
Dan
Creamer on why shippers should use Morrow
Locate
the port of Morrow on a map. Make a list of the reasons why Dan
Creamer thinks it has an "ideal location." Using the
map, compare this list with the location of the other 22 ports
in Oregon to see how "ideal" you think they are.
Review
the role of European exploration and settlement in the early phases
of transportation in Oregon.
Focus
on values that can be learned from the lifestyle of the Shaver
family. Consider, for example, the risks taken, hard work, dependability,
responsibility, and enjoyment of the outdoors. Are there particular
values that you want to enhance in your life?
Discuss
the effect of dams and river dredging on riverboating and transportation
in Oregon.
Harry
Larson on Astoria's war years
Compare
and chart the growth of the ports of Astoria and Gardiner over
the past 200 years. What changes took place in their population
and major industries? What caused these changes?
Track
technological innovations while viewing the video, and discuss
their impacts on ports and transportation.
Define
"intermodal transportation." Find data to show how it
has been instrumental in the growth of Oregon.
Discuss
the meaning of the following statement: "Diversification
is the mantra of Oregon’s ports today." What examples
from the video support this statement?
Debate
the pros and cons of removing the dams and increasing river dredging.
How might these issues affect ports in Oregon during the 21st
century?
Chart
how the Shaver Barge and Transportation Company has
changed from 1880 to the present.
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