Developments in transport and trade

Question 1

During the 19th and 20th century developments in trade and transport were interdependent

which improvements led to

Answer 1

improvements in transport has led to an increase in the amount and value of trade

As countries make a profit through trade, they will invest in developing transport technologies in the hope of increasing their profits

Question 2

Steam power –

Answer 2

steam ships and trains moved goods and armies along trade routes quickly in the 1800s

Question 3

Railways –

Answer 3

railway networks expanded globally in the 1800s and remains important for governments globally e.g., the High Speed 2 Railway linking London to northern England which will reduce some journey times by a half

Question 4

Jet aircraft –

In the 1960’s what intercontinental plane was made

when did low cost european airlines come in example and how doid they help connect europe

Answer 4

intercontinental jet aircraft made international travel easier with the arrival of the intercontinental Boeing 747 in the 1960s

1990’s Ryanair they help connect and bring more visitors to old soviet countires hwo were previously more switched off and were hard to get to

Question 5

Container shipping

think about how much biggest one can carry

In 1965 could load how many tonnes 5 years later how many tonnes per hour

Answer 5

vital to the global economy since the 1950s (today, the largest container ships carry 24,000 containers)

1965 could only load 1.7 tonnes per hour 5 years later 30 tonnes

Question 6

The Shrinking World effect is when places around the world take less time to reach, due to developments in technology, and therefore start to feel closer
This change in perceptions can also be referred to as

Answer 6

time-space compression

Question 7

Telephone and the telegraph –
when was the first one made

when was transatlantic cable

Answer 7

vital for communicating long distances in real time no longer needing to wait days, weeks, months for responses first one 1876 advanced upon

1858 transatlantic cable

Question 8

Broadband and fibre optics –

when was this made

Answer 8

large amounts of data (e.g., in emails, tweets) are carried across the ocean floor by fibre optic cables in real time reducing the cost of communication

1990

Question 9

GIS and GPS what do these allow

when was gis made

when was gps made

Answer 9

satellites broadcast position and time data continuously all over the world so deliveries can be tracked in real time

1960 gis

Gps 1976

Question 10

The internet, social networks and Skype –

Answer 10

connects people and places across the world in real time which speeds up business between countries

Question 11

Mobile phones

Answer 11

countries that had limited communication infrastructure have skipped the telephone and moved straight to the mobile phone enabling them to connect with other places more effectively

LEEPFROG

Question 12

what is a remittance

Answer 12

usually understood as the money or goods that migrants send back to families and friends in origin countries,

are often the most direct and well-known link between migration and development.