Transport Quiz 1

Which of the following is not a benefit of a dense transport network?

• Shorten travelling time

• Increase the length of the route

• Makes people more independent

• Allows people to participate in more activities

The density of transport network depends on the number of nodes and ______ in an area.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transport node?

• Airport

• Bus interchange

• MRT station

• Expressway

Which of the following best defines transport infrastructure?

• Structures and facilities that support transportation (e.g. bus stops, bridges, MRT trains etc.)

• Airports that connect countries through flights

• The capacity and quality of buses and trains in a country.

• The cleanliness of roads and bridges in an areas.

The ________ of transport infrastructure looks at how far commuters need to travel before they can reach a transport node such as a bus stop.

Which of the following factors are used to assess accessibility?

• Number of buses and trains

• Cost of transport and time taken to travel

• Reviews posted by commuters

• Capacity of the transport modes

Which of the following places in Singapore have many major transport nodes due to a concentration of activities?

• Raffles Place and Marina Bay

• Hougang and Sengkang

• Sentosa Island

• Jurong West

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the development of transportation?

• Allow people to work in places far from their homes

• Facilitate e-commerce

• Enable direct or indirect flights to other cities

• Reduce carbon footprint of a city

The movement of passengers or goods between two or more transport modes is known as __________ connectivity (e.g. a parcel flown into a country is then transported by a van to the recipient's house.)

Identify the type of transport network that allows people to travel between cities directly without interruptions.

• Hub-and-spoke network

• Point-to-point network

• Unimodal network

• Multimodal network