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Gr4 History term 3 - transport Flashcards

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what is a hump

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a bump on a camels back

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what is a desert

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a stretch of land that is very sandy and hot and very few plants grow there

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what does wild mean

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not tame, can be dangerous to people

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what is a jungle

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a thick forest

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what does stubborn mean

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unwilling to do what they are told

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what is a vehicle

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something that transports people and goods

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what is a shaft

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a long pole

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what is a cart

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a transport vehicle that has 2 wheels that is pulled by an animal

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what is a wagon?

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a covered vehicle with 4 wheels that is used to transport goods

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what is an ox?

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a big tame animal, more than 1 is called an oxen

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what is a coach?

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vehicle that has 4 wheels and is pulled by a horse

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what is a harness?

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straps fitted to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

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what are reins?

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long straps used to control an animal

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what is a horseshoe?

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u-shaped piece of iron nailed at the bottom of a horse’s hoof

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did people often ride in wagons?

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no, they were often too uncomrtable to sit in so people prefered to walk next to them

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what is a caption?

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the words written undernearth a picture of photo to describe it

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what is a tandem bicycle?

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a bicycle with 2 seats and 2 sets of pedals

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What is a bicycle?

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to have 2 wheels - bi means 2 and cycle means circles

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did the first bicycle have pedals?

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no

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what was different about the 2nd type of bicycle that was made?

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it had a comfortable seat and pedals to move it forward

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what is a penny farthing?

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a bicycle with a very big front wheel and small back wheel. the rider sat up high on top of the big front wheel. was very dangerous

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what was the “safety bicycle”?

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had two wheels the same size and the pedals turned the back wheel with a chain and had handle bars to steer the front wheel

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how long ago were motor cars invented?

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over 100 years ago

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what were the first cars powered by?

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steam
they were very hard to start and were very noisy

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what type of engines were fitted into cars that were less noisy than steam engines?

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petrol engines

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what was the most famous of the first cars to be made in a factory?

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Model T-Ford

27
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what does invent mean?

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to make something that no one else has made before

28
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what does curious mean?

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eager to learn and find out more

29
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what is a locomotive?

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a vehicle with wheels and an engine that is used to pull trains along the railway tracks

30
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what was the most important form of transport before the steam engine?

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horses

31
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what invented the locomotive with a steam engine?

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George Stephenson

32
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Why is a steam train better than a horse and carriage/coach? (6 things)

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the steam train
- could pull many carriages with lots people and heavy goods
- it didn’t get tired
- was 50% cheaper than coach travel
- was a lot quicker than coach travel
- 3rd class with open topped carriage was even cheaper so poor people could afford to travel
-cheaper food in towns and cities because of the quicker transport to market

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what were the oldest boats made from?

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wood and reeds

34
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how did the oldest boats move forward?

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wooden oars and human muscle

35
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name three of the oldest types of boats?

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a raft
a canoe
a reed boat

36
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what were rafts and canoes made from?

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wood

37
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how were rafts and canoes different?

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a raft was made of poles or planks and flat
a canoe was made from a hollowed out log

38
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what were reeds made from (and don’t reeds)?

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different types of grasses

39
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name 6 of the first sailing ships

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Egyptian sailing ship
Clipper
Tall ship
Chinese Junk
Arab Dhow
Caravel

40
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what shape of sails did the Arab Dhow and the Caravel have?

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traingular

41
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what shape were the sails of Egyptian sailing ships, Tall Ships and Chinese Junks have?

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Square

42
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what was special about the Clipper?

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It was very fast so it “clipped” through the waves. It had 3 of more masts

43
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how many sails did the Egyptian sailing ship have and how did it steer?

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only one big sail
used a long oar to attached to the back of the boat to steer

44
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which of the first sail boats was very small?

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caravels and arab dhow

45
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what does environmental mean?

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to do with the land around us

46
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what is air pollution?

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making the air dirty

47
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what are exhaust fumes?

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smoke that comes out of cars

48
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what are cities?

A

settlement that are bigger than towns

49
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what is one of the oldest form land transport that is still used today?

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horse and cart

50
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is modern day transport faster or slower than transport used long ago?

A

faster

51
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what do most forms of modern day transport need?

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good roads of tar to drive on

52
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who invented the first biplane?

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the Wright brothers named
Orville
Wilbur

53
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when was the first powered biplane invented?

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in 1903 for 12 seconds

54
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what did the Wright brothers invent before their plane?

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biplane gliders

55
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What type of ships replaced sailing shipts for transport on water?

A

Steam ships

56
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what was the most famous passenger steamship called?

A

The Titanic

57
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how many people could the titanic carry

A

2000

58
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why did the titanic hit an iceberg so hard?

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because the weather was clear and the sea was calm, they were sailing at full steam which was very fast

59
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what happened to the people on board the titanic?

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most drowned in the freezing cold water. Some survived and rowed to safety on life board

60
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what is modern-day a cargo ship?

A

a vessel that transports of goods from one port to another all around the world

61
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what is a container ship?

A

a ship that carries cargo packed in large containers

62
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what are container ships and cargo ships made from?

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built of steel and have lots of equipment on board

63
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how are goods loaded on and off argo ships?

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with HUGE cranes

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Gr4 History (4 decks)

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