Histrory and types of Transportaion Flashcards
What was the first form of transportation?
Feet
( after feet era) People eventually started using what as transport?
Animals
Fill in the blanks
Donkeys, Horses, where___________and___________to transport.
domesticated, trained
What did people carve out of logs to use as transport
And they used walk road ______________________________
Later on they created something to move from one place to another what was it?
A= boats
B=animals
C=wheel vehicles
Road Transportation includes the use of:
lorries , motor vehicles, car, trucks, bikes, bicycles, buses
Name the advantages of road transportation
It is more flexible than other modes of transport
It is cheaper and faster
it has a high capacity of carying goods over short distances.
Name the major disadvantage of road transportation
Maintenace
What period was the railway developed and in what century?
Industtrial revolution in the 19 century
What reason was the building of railway transport apart of?
Political reason
These were built to penetrate ___________ and to promote political ___________.
isolated regions, polical unity
What are the advantages of the railway transport?
The ability to carry heavy and bulky goods
Comfortable for long distance
Cheap and safe
True or false : water transport is not the cheapest way of transport bulky goods over long distances.
False
True or false : water transport is not the cheapest way of transport bulky goods over long distances.
False
There are two major forms of water transport: what are they?
ocean and inland water way
What am i : I am the system of transporting goods through all navigable rivers, lakes and man made canals.
in land water way
Where is the main river where inland water transport is important ?
RHIME and DAMBLE
What am i: I carry a lot of World Trade. The majority of bulky Goods material and passengers pass through me. at the cheapest cost. I also help with traveling from one country to another.
ocean water way
What am I:I am the newest means of transport.
Air transport
When was the Air transport introduced?
1903
When was Air transport developed into a full means of transport of goods?
1930
The greatest air transportation started after _____________________
world war 2
what does the pipeline transport invovle
this involves the transport of crude oil, gases and water using hollow pipes.
why do people prefer to use pipeline over trailer and tanks.
because it is safer
who 1st invented the auto moblien and when
karl bens in 1886
who made the auto moblie more affordable
and when
henry ford 1908
how was the auot moblie made more affordable
the assembly form was introduced
how did the auto mobile help people
it allowed them to go anywhere at anytime
who invented the airplane and when
orvile and wilbur wright 1903
how long did the 1st air plane fly
59 secs
