California Trade

How does the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex serve the wider U.S. economy?

• It serves supply chains reaching markets far beyond California.
• Its cargo stays only within the harbor district.
• It handles only passenger ferries.
• It has no rail or highway connections.

How can container imports entering California affect inland states?

• Containers cannot cross state lines.
• Imports are consumed only at the port.
• Rail and trucking networks move goods to inland distribution and consumer markets.
• California ports have no inland connections.

Which combination most directly determines port supply-chain performance?

• Only city population
• Only ocean depth
• Only state tax rates
• Port capacity, warehouses, rail links, and highway congestion

What geographic advantage does California have for many trans-Pacific shipping routes?

• It borders Europe.
• It lies on the Atlantic Coast.
• It is closer to many Asian routes than U.S. East Coast ports are.
• It is connected to Asia by land.