trade and transport Flashcards
What is trade
-the exchange of goods or labour
What can people trade with
- natural resources
- Goods they made
- their skills
- labour
Where does trade take place between
- individuals
- companies
- between countries
What does international trade with
- imports
- export
What are links between transport and trade
- refrigerated transport
- transport enables workers to travel
- invention of large container ships
What is refrigerated transport
-farmers can send food all over the world
What does transport enable
workers to travel
-uses buses trains taxi and cars
What are the different modes of transport
- sea transport
- air transpot
- road transport
- Rail transport
- pipe line
What is sea transport
- uses large metal boxes with doors
- transport cars, food, machines, clothes and electrical goods
- carry oil tanker from oil producing countries to oil refiners
What is air transport
- air transport is cheaper a quicker
- carry light weight goods e.g. godson high value
What are the types of road transport
- motorbikes
- bakkies
- trucks
- specialised road vechiles
What is rail transport
-transport heavy goods e.g. coal and iron core
What is a pipe line
-oil and gas can be transported by pipelines
PE was discovered
-in 1488 - Vaco da Gama discovered Algoa Bay on his way to India,it was late called Port Elizabeth
What is the reason for location in PE
- Refreshment station
- PE was a natural harbour developed as an import and export centre
What is PE main exports
- manganese ore
- cars
- wool
- fruits
- grains
What is PE main imports
- car part
- petroleum products
- clothes
- toys
- house holds items
What are advantages of road transport
- goods go directly to places
- cheaper and quicker
- Easier to deliver certain commodities (specialised track)
What are the disadvantages of road transport
- causes traffic congestion
- Exhaust fumes which cause population
- Increased traffic on the roads
- increased the danger of road accidents
What are the advantages of rail transport
- carry large number of passengers and goods
- no congestion and traffic jams
- uses electricity, less pollution
- cheaper for bulky goods
What are the disadvantages of rail transport
- follow rail lines
- Goods to be off loaded to road transporters
- to be efficient train needs to carry full load of goods
What is transport network
-the various transport routes that join different place together
What is the new development of local transport network
- replacing old trains and old railway technology
- developing new transport
- integrate different modes of transport
- introducing an integrated ticketing service
What is public transport
-is transport used by public
What is commuter trains in cities
- Train transport is the main transport in the cities
- between 2009 and 2012, there was 30% drop os people using gauteng trains
- reason was the use of old train
- this led to trains delays and overcrowding
- commuters are people who regularly travel between places
What is the bus Rapid transit (BRT)systems in SA
- SA indroues buses
- because they are cheaper
- more flexible
What private modes of transport
- mini buses, taxi, cars and bicycle
- the mode it possible for suburbs and cities to increase in size
- offers flexibility
- cause trafic congestion
What is a mini bus taxi
-are owned by private individuals
What are the facts about mini bus
- they are about 150000 in sa
- 185000 people are employed in this business
- over 60% of urban passengers use this transport
- owned by individuals
- taxi drivers work for a wage
- only 20% drivers are women
Why people don’t like mini buses taxis
- fares are more expensive
- may be old and unsafe
- careless drivers
- have to wait for mini bus taxis to fill up before they leave -often overcrowded
What are the traffic problems
- many south africans spend most of their income on transport
- people don’t always choose the cheaper mode of transport
- might choose;
- journey time
- convenience over cost
- comfort
What is the pollution issues
- exhaust fumes - carbon manoxide
- affects respiratory system
- causes lung illnesses like asthma and bronchitis
What does traffic congestion cause
- pollution
- costs money
- wastes time
What are the main causes of traffic congestion are
- too many cars on the road
- inefficient traffic system
What are the ways to reduce traffic congestion
- synchronised traffic lights
- traffic circles
- one way road system
- car pool and bus lanes on a motor way
What are synchronised traffic lights
-traffic lights -green for longer in rush hours
programmed to change one after other in a long stretch of road
What is traffic circles
- prevent cars from coming to a complete stop
- maintains a steady flow of traffic
What is one way road system
- increase the number of vechlies travelling same direction
- can be changed to accommodate morning and evening rush hours
What are car pool and bus lanes on a motor way
- certain lanes on motorways can be reserved for cars carrying passengers
- other lanes for buses and mini bus taxi
- camera’s to be used to monitor the traffic
what is the public transit strategies
- -This can be the solution
- rapid transport system
- car free zones
- bus and cycle lanes
- park and rid schemes
- subsidised public transport
