Chapter 10

Question 1

What are the 3 components of a transport system?

Answer 1

Density of networks, Quality of infrastructure and variety of transport modes.

Question 2

What is a transport network?

Answer 2

It contains routes linked by nodes.

Question 3

What is a node?

Answer 3

A node represents a location that provides entry to the transport network.

Question 4

What is a route?

Answer 4

A route represents the path for travel between nodes.

Question 5

What is network density?

Answer 5

Network density refers to the number of nodes and routes in an area.

Question 6

What is the purpose of transport infrastructure?

Answer 6

To move people and goods.

Question 7

What are some examples of transport infrastructure?

Answer 7

Roads, railways and walkways.

Question 8

What are the 5 indicators of a good transport infrastructure?

Answer 8

Coverage, capacity, frequency, convenience and environmental sustainability.

Question 9

What are some measurable examples of coverage?

Answer 9

How long or far must passengers travel to reach the nearest transport node?

Question 10

What are some measurable examples of capacity?

Answer 10

How many passengers can be picked up at a station?

Question 11

What are some measurable examples of frequency?

Answer 11

How long does the next transport service take to arrive? How often is maintenance carried out?

Question 12

What are some measurable examples of convenience?

Answer 12

Is access to the infrastructure barrier-free?
How easy is it to pay for a trip or for parking?
How easy is it to transfer from one transport mode to another?

Question 13

What are some measurable examples of environmental sustainability?

Answer 13

What is the environmental impact of building the infrastructure?
How has the use of transport infrastructure affected the air quality?

Question 14

What is a terminal?

Answer 14

A terminal is a facility where passengers and freight either originate or terminate in the transportation process.

Question 15

What is accessibility?

Answer 15

Accessibility is the ease of reaching destinations or activities.

Question 16

What is the meaning of a location with high accessibility?

Answer 16

It means it is a location which many different destinations can be reached easily within a given time frame and cost.

Question 17

Which station in Singapore has high accessibility and why?

Answer 17

Dhoby Ghaut station is more accessible because people can reach Dhoby Ghaut station via three different lines and can also transfer between lines at the interchange to reach many other destinations.

Question 18

Why do people need a transport system?

Answer 18

Transport systems enable people to commute from their homes to their place of work as often, places of work are concentrated in the cities while homes are found further away. Transport systems also provide access to social activities and amenities that will improve people’s social and emotional well-being.

Question 19

How are transport systems used in economic activities?

Answer 19

Transport systems are used to supply goods and services from where they are produced to where they are consumed.

Question 20

How are transport systems able to be used to deliver needs to residents? Give an example.

Answer 20

In Mexico City, residents who live beyond the reach of piped water distribution depend entirely on water supply trucks.

Question 21

What is unimodal transport?

Answer 21

In a unimodal transport system movements are limited. For example, trains can only travel between two points.

Question 22

What is an intermodal transport?

Answer 22

In an intermodal transport system, there can be more types of movement. For example, trains can now travel from point A to E or from point C to D through transiting at different intermodal points.

Question 23

What is intermodal connectivity?

Answer 23

Intermodal connectivity is the seamless movement of passengers and freight using two or more transport modes.

Question 24

What is point-to-point network?

Answer 24

A point-to-point network allows people to travel between cities directly.

Question 25

What is a hub-and-spoke network?

Answer 25

A hub-and-spoke network allows people to travel between cities by making a transfer at a hub.