Transport On Land Flashcards
The invention on the wheel
Changed peoples lives.
They could transport goods and people in wagons, carts and coaches.
Using animals for transport.
People could ride them.
The animal could carry heavy things on their back.
The animal could pull carts or wagons.
Carts
Pulled or pushed by people.
Used donkeys or horses.
Had 1 or 2 wheels.
Used for light loads.
Wagons
Bigger than carts.
Carries heavy loads.
4 wheel.
Pulled by oxen or horses.
Coaches
Vehicles used to transport people.
4 wheels and seats inside.
Pulled by 2, 4 or 6 horses.
First wheel made of wooden.
Modern wheels made of rubber.
Name 4 other vehicles that use wheels
Car
Bicycle
Motorbike
The bicycle was invented by and when
Baron Karl Von Drais in 1817
What was the first bicycle called
The running machine and it didn’t have pedals.
When was the Penny Farthing bicycle invented and what did it look like?
Invented in 1870’s and it had a much bigger front wheel and the rider sat high up.
The next bicycle was called….
The safety bicycle - the back wheel moved by a chain while the rider pedaled. Rider could steer with handle bars and the rider could touch the ground.
The steam engine and train.
What is a vehicle with wheels and an engine that is used to pull trains along a track?
A locomotive.
Why was the locomotive an important invention?
It could travel long distances and it was fast.
What is the names of South Africa’s fast train built in 2010.
The Gautrain
What was the Industrial Revolution?
People invented more, so factories needed more materials and goods and this needed to be transported.
The first car was…?
A steam car
Who invented the first real motorcar
Karl Benz in 1885 in Germany
The first bus
Got fried Daimler - 12 seater bus
Who invented the first car factory
Henry Ford in 1903 - model T Ford
What the disadvantages of: Exhaust fumes Traffic Potholes Accidents
Exhaust fumes = pollution
Traffic = time wasting
Potholes = damage to car
Accidents = injury to people
Oldest Types of Transport on Water
- Raft - flat made of logs.
- Canoe - chopped out inside of logs.
- Reed boat - made of different grasses.
