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Question
Explain different types of transport.
Solution
Types of transport:
(a) Land Transport
(b) Water transport
(c) Air Transport
(a) Land Transport:
Transport of people and goods by land vehicles is known as Land transport. It is also called ‘Surface Transport’.
1. Pack Animals: Animals like horses, mules, donkeys, camel, elephant,s, etc., are used for carrying small loads in backward areas, hilly traces, forest regions, and deserts known as pack animals.
2. Bullock Carts: It constitutes the predominant form of rural road transport in India for goods traffic and to some extent for passengers’ traffic.
3. Road Transport: Road Transport is one of the most promising and potent means suitable for short and medium distances.
4. Motor lorries and Buses: From the dawn of civilization, people have been endeavoring to form roads and use wheeled vehicles to facilitate the transport of men and materials.
5. Tramways: They made their appearance in the 19th century as a form of transport suitable for big cities. Tramways were initially horse-drawn later steam – power and now electrically operated.
6. Railway Transport: The invention of the steam engine by James Watt, revolutionized the mode of transport all over the world.
7. Recent Trends in Transport: Metro Rail, Monorail, Bullet train, Pipeline Transport, Conveyor Transport, Ropeway transport, and Hyperloop transport.
(b) Water Transport:
“Water is a free gift of nature. Human civilization through the gradual application of science and technology has utilized water resources for economic, political, and military activities.
1. Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways comprise rivers, canals, and lakes. It is also known as internal water transport.
2. Ocean or Sea Transport: Ocean transport has been playing a significant role in the development of economic, social, and cultural relations among countries of the world.
(a) Coastal shipping
(b) Overseas shipping
(i) Liner (ii) Tramps
(c) Air Transport:
Air transport is the fastest and the costliest mode of transport. Commercial air transport is now one of the most prominent modes of overseas transport. Domestic and International flights are air travels.
