Geography Transport WA3 Prep Flashcards
What are nodes?
A place where lines and networks cross or join (Junction/Terminal)
What are routes?
The connection between two nodes
What are transport network?
A system of transport routes connecting a set of modes
What are the factors for assessing the quality of transport indicators?
Coverage, Capacity, Frequency, Convenience, Reliability, Environmental Sustainability
What is accessibility?
The ease of reaching destinations or activities
What are the impacts of transport systems?
Connectedness, Changing physical environment, Traffic congestion, Health Risk, Safety Risks, Increased mobility for elderly and persons with disabilities
What happens when transport systems are in place?
People, goods and services, cultures are no longer static, but able to transcend across geographical boundaries. This makes them more accessible. Locations are better connected to one another and it almost feels that the world has ‘shrunk.’
What is an example of connectedness?
International Trade
What are the indicators of quality of transport indicators?
C C C F R E
What is accessibility?
The ease of reaching destinations or activities. When a location or place can be easily reached by various modes of transport, we say that this location is highly accessible.
What are the good things about connectedness?
- People are more mobile, helps to strengthen and maintain social relationships
- Goods and services are more accessible and available worldwide
- There is more interaction with foreign cultures
- More diversity and variety
What are the different types of impacts of transport systems
Social, Economic, Environmental, and Political
What causes changing of physical environment?
Development of transport systems requires physical space, results in a change in the physical environment, impacts all who are dependent on the environment! (stakeholders, diff groups of people such as residents, government, commuters, environmental activitsts, etc)
What are the good vocabs to use when answering a question in relations to pattern?
Nucleated, dispersed and linear
