Chapter 10 Transportation

Question 1

What is a transport system

Answer 1

A system comprising of networks, infrastructures and modes

Question 2

How does movement occur

Answer 2

It depends on the existence of transport network

Question 3

What does a transport network comprise of

Answer 3

They contain nodes that are linked my routes

Question 4

What is a node

Answer 4

A location that provides entry to the transport network

Question 5

What us a route

Answer 5

It is a path for travel between nodes

Question 6

What is network density

Answer 6

1. It refers to the number of nodes and routes in an area
2. The more nodes and routes in an area, the higher the network density
3. A higher network density allows people to reach locations and engage in activities

Question 7

What are indicators of quality transport infrastructure

Answer 7

Coverage, Capacity, Frequency, Convenience and Environmental sustainability

Question 8

What is Coverage

Answer 8

1. The availability and reach of infrastructure
2. The distance or proximity the nearest transport node is to a Commuter

Question 9

What is Capacity

Answer 9

1. The number of people or amount of goods that can be moved
2. How many passengers can be picked up at the station

Question 10

What is Frequency

Answer 10

1. The number of occurrences of a service
2. How long does the next transport system take to arrive
3. How often is maintenance carried out

Question 11

What is Convenience

Answer 11

1. Ease of movement
2. How easy is it to transfer from one transport node to another

Question 12

What its environmental sustainability

Answer 12

1. The impact on the environment
2. What is the impact of building the infrastructure
3. How has the use of transport infrastructure affected the air quality

Question 13

What is a terminal

Answer 13

1. A facility where passengers and goods start or end their transportation process

Question 14

What are interchanges

Answer 14

1. Important points of transfer between or within transportation networks
2. They ensure the continuity of traffic flow.

Question 15

Where are Major transportation nodes found

Answer 15

Where there is high concentration of activities and high accessibility.

Question 16

What are considered activities and why are there more nodes there

Answer 16

1. Finance, banking, manufacturing, retail and leisure etc
2. Transport nodes are often near them so that more people can access them

Question 17

What is accessibility

Answer 17

The ease of reaching destinations and activities

Question 18

What is considered as “High accessibility location”

Answer 18

1. Many different destinations can be reached with relative ease
2. Can reach within a sort time frame and of low cost

Question 19

What roles do Transport Systems play

Answer 19

Transport system enables the movement of people as well as goods and services

Question 20

what do transport systems do in helping the movement of people

Answer 20

1. Employment opportunities in most cities are concentrated in the city centre while housing is found further away
2. The physical separation between residential and employment areas requires the need for people to commute to and from daily.

Question 21

what do transport systems do in helping the movement of goods and services

Answer 21

1. The transport systems help in supplying of goods and services from where they are produced to where they are consumed
2. The rise of e-commerce, where goods are bought or sold over the internet, has increased the demand for door to door delivery of goods

Question 22

What is Unimodal and Intermodal transport system

Answer 22

1. Unimodal transport only involves one mode of transport
2. Intermodal involves two or more modes of transport

Question 23

How to look at which mode of transport to use for each delivery

Answer 23

1. For short-distance (under 500 km), road transport would be ideal but it carries less volume with each trip so you have to consider the factors
2. If you looking at cost and distant efficient, it would be maritime transport that is unfortunately slower than air.

Question 24

What is an efficient transport network

Answer 24

1. Has good intermodal connectivity
2. Intermodal connectivity is the seamless movement of people or goods between multiple transport modes
3. It also expands access to more destinations by linking different modes

Question 25

Why is intermodal connectivity important in transport

Answer 25

1. It leverages the strength of different transport nodes
2. Ensures passengers and goods don’t go missing
3. Requires meticulous planning and infrastructure for smooth transition between modes