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Worksheetsmicro midterm exam
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 53mins
These include companies such as airlines, trucking, railroads, shipping, and logistics firms, as well as those that provide transportation infrastructure.
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This significantly increases aggregate sales of goods. In fact, transport is such a key of marketing, which helps in carrying goods to the scattered consumers in different places, narrows the gap between producers and consumers and facilitates to distribute goods to the consumers at minimum cost and time.
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This makes maximum utilization of local resources possible, which is both economically and socially necessary.
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The means of transport carry labors from one place to another. This encourages labor and capital to use and invest in more productive sectors
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This establishes coordination between demand and supply, and brings stability in prices.
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is the means to carry people and goods from one place to another
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This has become very important in each stage of human civilization
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This expands old markets and creates new ones.
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This mode of transport helps to transfer the goods from one place to another place by road through various methods like auto, buses, trucks, cargos, and other suitable factors.
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this is mostly referred to as beast of burden. It is the oldest means of transportation
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; this usually involves the use of animals for the transportation of people and goods on land or road.
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this is a means of transport that is commonly done on the road, it is used for only on short distance trips.
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this is a motorized vehicle consisting of wheels and it is powered by an internal engine and does not operate on railways like trains and trolleys
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these are used to transport people and items from one location to another location on roads.
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this means of transportation is often used for conveying people or goods within short and moderate distance trips
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It is one of the cheapest means of transportation.
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this is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers and goods to various locations
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these are vehicles designed for heavy work
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this is a means of transport in which the goods are transferred from one place to another place and as well as transfers the passenger from one place to another destination
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this kind of transport helps to provide administrative facilities to the government
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this is one of the overarching types of rail transport
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this is the term used for different types of local rail systems which provide a passenger service in and around urban or suburban areas.
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these are trains are high-capacity public transport trains.
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this is generally known as the metro, the subway, the underground, the tube or similar, they are electric railways which run in and through areas which cannot be accessed by pedestrians.
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this systems are mostly utilised by commuters and those travelling in (and in between) cities for leisure, education and shopping purposes
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this kind of railway transport run at a significantly faster speed than other types of rail transport.
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this kind of railway transport encompasses rail transport services within metropolitan areas, connecting commuters from towns and suburbs to cities for work purposes, first and foremost.
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They are considered heavy rail, and use electric or diesel trains.
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this is a a type of railway where the track has a singular beam or rail.
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The first monorail prototype was made in the year
1821
1920
1820
1802
The London and Greenwich Railway was the first elevated railway: was built between _________________
1863 and 1883
1836 and 1838,
1936 and 1938
1806 and 1808
this is one of the early types of rail transport in the UK
plateway
subway
metroway
railway
this is a type of steep grade railway.
rack railway
wagonways
heritage railway
plateway
this was first introduced by John Curr.
heritage railways
plateway
rack railway
wagonways
these are one of the loveliest types of rail transpor
heritage railways
plateways
wack railways
wagonways
They are defined as ‘lines of local interest’, museum railways or tourist railways that have retained or assumed the character and appearance and operating practices of railways of former times
Heritage railways
Plateway
wagonways
rachk railways
this is the collective term for the horses, tracks and equipment used for hauling wagons before railways were introduced.
heritage railway
plateway rail
rack railways
wagonways
these are the earliest of all the types of rail transport.
heritage railway
rack railways
plateways
wagonways
It plays a very crucial role in the development of exports and imports of goods in the different parts of the world.
water transport
road transport
rail transport
transportation
this is a boat or ship (a merchant vessel) used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water
ferry
double ended ferry
hydrofoils
hovercraft
they have the advantage of higher cruising speeds, succeeding hovercraft on some English Channel routes where the ferries now compete against the Eurotunnel and Eurostar trains that use the Channel Tunnel. Passenger-
ferry
double ended ferries
hydrofoils
hovercraft
Their replacement is by the larger craft is seen by critics as a retrograde step given that the new vessels use much more fuel and foster the inappropriate use of cars in islands already suffering from the impact of mass tourism.
ferry
double ended ferry
hydrofoils
hovercraft
they were developed in the 1960s and 1970s to carry cars.
ferry
double ended ferry
hydrofoils
hovercraft
The largest of this kind of sea transport iwas the massive SR.N4 which carried cars in its centre section with ramps at the bow and stern between England and France.
ferry
double ended ferry
hydrofoils
hovercraft
these are normally associated with high-speed ferry services
catamarans
roro
cruise ferry
fast ropax
are large, conventional ferries named for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave.
catamarans
roro
cruiseferry
fast ropax
this is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship with a RoRo ferry.
catamaran
roro
cruiseferry
fast ropax
these are ferries that are conventional ferries with a large garage intake and a relatively large passenger capacity, with conventional diesel propulsion and propellers that sail over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph).
catamaran
roro
cruiseferry
fast ropax
This type of ferry allows vehicles to load from the "side".
Turntable ferry
Pontoon ferries
Train ferry
Cable ferry
they carry vehicles across rivers and lakes and are widely used in less-developed countries with large rivers where the cost of bridge construction is prohibitive.
turn table ferry
pontoon ferry
train ferry
cable ferry
Sometimes this kind of ferry is human powered by someone on the boat.
turn table ferry
pontoon ferry
cable ferry
train ferry
this is a ship designed to carry railway vehicles.
turn table ferry
pontoon ferry
train ferry
cable ferry
these are small craft used to ferry foot passengers, and often also cyclists, over rivers.
foot ferries
reaction ferry
air ferry
sea ferry
These are either self-propelled craft or cable ferriesare cable ferries that use the perpendicular force of the current as a source of power.
foot ferry
reaction ferry
air ferry
sea ferry
this kind of boat include canoes, kayaks, gondolas and boats propelled by poles like a punt.
human powered boat
skier
motorboat
sailboat
this boats are propelled solely by means of sails.
human powered boat
ski boat
motor boat
sail boat
s
these are propelled by mechanical means, such as engines
human powered boats
sailboats
motorboats
ski boats
these are specialized motorboats specifically designed to safely tow one or more water players
human powered boats
sailboats
motor boats
ski boats
This is achieved by using a high-horsepower, marine automobile engine, usually positioned in the midsection and powered through a direct drive to the propeller.
human powered boat
sailboat
motor boat
ski boat
these are the most traditional and most common types of accommodation.
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hotel
accommodation
lodging
inns
these are typically found in ski resorts and can come on a self-catering or catered basis. Often they are available with your own personal chef!
hotels
resorts
chalets
guest house
this is a type of accommodation designed to suit the needs of those on a budget
guest house
bed and breakfast
youth hostel
chalets
this provide tourists with the opportunity for a ‘home from home’ experience.
apartments
condominiums
cottages
inns
these are found in many areas, but are most common in built up areas such as towns and cities and busy resorts.
apartment hotel
apartment
cottages
inns
these are popular in countries with cooler weather, such as ski destinations.
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boatel
log cabins
hostels
motels
these are basically a hotel room with a parking space.
boatels
log cabins
motels
hostels
this kind of accommodation facility that have a communal area, such as a seating area or kitchen, whereas other may not.
boatel
log cabin
motels
hostels
this can be transported from place to place, or they can be situated in one location.
motor home
caravan
camping tents
aparthotel
this is a vehicle that enables you to travel in it by day and sleep in it by night
caravans
motorhome
camping tent
aparthotel
enumerate at least 10 trends in the hospitality industry
this is an important industry sector in the economy that deals with the movement of people and products.
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