Transportation Technology

The definition of the Transportation System is...

• the system of roadways in a city

• the various means of moving goods or people from place to place

• the various means of moving vehicles around a city or town

• infrastructure that includes roads and railroad

The four main modes of transportation currently active in the transportation system are:

• walking, running, biking, skateboarding

• autos, busses, trains and taxis

• sea, road, rail and air transportation

• cars, trucks, trains and busses

The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools is called:

• A system

• A community

• A government

• An infrastructure

Prior to the industrial revolution, what was the only realistic transportation method for moving large volumes of products?

• Water

• The Pony Express

• Walking

• Wheelbarrow

Which mode of transportation dominated the long distance movement of people and goods beginning in the early 1800's?

• Horse and buggy

• The automobile

• The steam locomotive

• The bicycle

What is the largest sector of the transportation industry?

• The movement of goods and materials

• The movement of people

• The movement of worldwide Mail

• The movement of electronics

The largest negative impact of the transportation industry is...

• Slow travel

• Too many stop signs and lights

• People getting in accidents

• Air pollution

The use of different modes of transportation such as highways, railways and waterways as part of an interconnected system that can move people and goods easily from one mode to another is called...

• Auto-swapping

• Intermodalism

• Transportation

• Transmodalatic

What created a nationwide demand for a network of roadways in the early 1900's?

• The massive growth in Automobile ownership

• An epidemic of horse diseases

• The discovery of rubber

• A lack of waterways

What kind of water vessel is the most used today around the world?

• Tankers

• Passenger Ships

• Cargo Ships

• Container Ships