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transport systems and its spatial distance Flashcards

1
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what are the different catergories of transport modes

(how can you catergorise them)

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  • Land, air or water
  • Shared or private
  • Motorised or non-motorised
  • Customised or fixed
  • Environmentally-friendly or non environmentally friendly
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what are transport systems used for

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  • Connects people from one place to another.
  • Creates opportunities for social interaction and economic activities and development.
  • Movement of goods and services.
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what are the characteristics of transport systems

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  • density of transport network
  • quality of transport infrastructure
  • variety of transport modes
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what is density of transport network

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  • Movement between each location (requires a transport network)
  • Nodes linked by routes
  • Network density: number of nodes and routes in an area.
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5
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what are the different nodes in a transport network

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  • Local
  • global
  • Regional
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what is a route

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the path of travel between nodes

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The higher the number of nodes and routes, the higher the ___

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network density

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8
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why do cities have higher network density compared to rural areas

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  • easier for people to travel between locations
  • engage in different activities.
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what are modes

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  • conveyances used for the mobility of passenges and freight
  • mobile elements of transportation
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what are infrastructures

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  • physical support of transport modes (terminal, routes etc.)
  • fixed elements of transportation (superstructues)
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what are networks

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  • system of linked locations (nodes)
  • functional and spatial organisation of transport
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what is local transportion

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transport from one place to another within the same area (city etc.)

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what is regional transportation

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transportation from one city (etc.) to another

(inter-city) bus/train

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what is global transportation

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transportation across different regions

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what counts as local transportation

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Can be an interchange where people travel within a neighbourhood via public transport

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16
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what counts as global transportation

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transport across regions

(airport)

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what counts as regional transportation

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Can be an inter-city train or bus terminal where people travel to other cities

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18
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example of local transportation

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city buses

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example of regional transportation

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inter-city train

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example of global transportation

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  • airport
  • harbour
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21
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quality of transport infrastructure includes

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transport hardware (the physical objects needed for the transportation mode to work)

ticketing, payment —> required for transport system to work

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a good quality infrastructure ensures__

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efficiency of movement of goods and people.

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examples good quality infrastructure

(consits of the following)

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  • Roads
  • Walkways
  • Bridges
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Signage
  • Information systems to update real time arrivals
  • Ticketing systems
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Indicators of a high-quality transport infrastructure

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  • capacity
  • convenience
  • coverage
  • frequency
  • enviromental sustainability
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what is capacity

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number of people or amount of
goods that can be moved

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26
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example of capacity

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Number of passengers that can be picked up at a train station

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what is coverage

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availability and reach of infrastructure

28
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example of coverage

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Percentage of population living within a 1km radius of a transport node

29
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what is frequency

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number of times a service arrives

30
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example of frequency

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How often a transport service arrives

31
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what is convenience

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ease of movement or access

32
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example of convenience

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Ease of transferring between a train station and a bus stop

33
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what is environmental sustainability

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environmental impact of the infrastructure

34
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example of environmental sustainability

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Impact of a bus ride on air quality

35
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what is density of transport

(Variety of transport modes)

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The way people and goods are moved

(depends on the variety of transport modes in cities)

36
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what are the different modes of transport

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  • Modes with fixed routes and stops
  • Modes with fixed schedules
  • Modes with point-to-point services (non-stop)
  • Modes with customised services
37
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example of modes with fixed routes and stops

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  • train
  • bus
38
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example of modes with fixed schedules

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airplane

39
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example of modes with point to point services

(non-stop)

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  • delivery
  • taxi
40
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example of modes with customised services

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taxi

41
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why are non-motorised modes (bicycle and walking) encouraged in cities

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  • Reduce environmental footprint
  • Improve the general health of the population
42
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examples of land transport

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  • car
  • buses
  • motorcycle
  • train, trams
  • non-motorized vehicles(bicycle etc.)
43
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examples of air transport

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  • aeroplane
  • helicopter
44
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examples of sea transport

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  • ferry
  • ship
45
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what are major nodes

A

interchanges

46
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where are transport nodes usually found in a city

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areas with a high concentration of activities and good local accessibility

47
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examples of where transport nodes are usually found in a city

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  • housing
  • industrial
  • tourism
  • commercial
  • manufactoring
  • business
  • education
  • retail
48
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what is a terminal

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A facility where passengers or freight (goods) either originate or terminate in the transport process

49
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what is a interchange

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An important point of transfer within or between transportation networks of different modes of transportation

50
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A location has high accessibility when the__

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  • cost of travelling to the place is low
  • travel time is short
51
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why are transport systems located in cities

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  • People need transport systems to facilitate movement within a city.
  • Move people, goods and services.
52
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what are the roles transport systems play

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  1. movement of people
  2. movement of goods and services
53
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explain movement of people

(how transport systems help it)

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  • allow people to commute to work
  • allow for access to social activities and amenities
54
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sheltered walkways allow____

A

people to reach their destinations more easily

55
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Sheltered walkways are usually within__

(2 examples)

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  • 400 m radius for MRT stations
  • 200 m radius for bus interchanges
56
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explain movement of good and services

(how transport systems help it)

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  • due to the difference in population size, typography and resources, there is a lack of access to resources in certain communities
  • allow essential services to be delivered to communities that lack access
  • rise of e commerce has resulted in a greater movement for goods and services
57
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example of movements of goods and services

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Water trucks deliver water to households with no access to piped water in Mexico City.

58
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transport systems facilitate__

under movement of goods and services

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  • Economic activities.
  • Movement of goods and services from businesses/service providers to consumers.
59
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how do transport systems support connection

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  • Connection between transport modes
  • connection between cities

(To ease connections between transport modes and between cities)

60
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what is unimodal

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  • use of only one mode of transport
  • Movement is limited

e.g. taking a bus to school from a bus stop near home

61
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what is intermodal

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  • use of two or more transport modes
  • More types of movement

e.g. taking a bus, then mrt ride to go to school.

62
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what is intermodal connectivity

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  • the seamless movement of passengers or goods using two or more transport modes:
  • links different transport modes together so that people can get to more destinations.
63
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what are the types of connections in a transport network

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  • Point-to-Point
  • Hub-and-Spoke
64
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what is point-to-point

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  • Connects a set of locations directly without any interruption of service.
  • Allows people to travel between locations directly.
65
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what is hub-and-spoke

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  • Connects every location through one intermediary location called a hub.
  • Allows people to travel between locations by making a transfer at the hub.
66
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which one is commonly adopted for transport services

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hub-and-spoke

67
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why is hub-and-spoke commonly adoptes for transport services

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It improves efficiency and there is less duplication of services

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