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WorksheetsTrade and Transport
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
If you owned a refrigerated truck, which commodity are you most likely to transport ?
Milk
Flowers
Live chickens
Diamonds
If you were transporting tulips from Amsterdam to New York, which mode of transport are you likely to use?
Refrigerated truck
Refrigerated cargo ship
Aeroplane
Rail
Consulting the world map, how would you transport Oil from Anchorage (Alaska) to Wellington (New Zealand)?
Pipeline
Oil Tanker
Oil Truck
Aeroplane
If you were transporting iron ore from Perth to Brisbane (both in Australia) , what mode of transport would you use?
Container ship
Rail
Road
Air
What is the MAIN disadvantage of using container ships to transport goods overseas?
It is unreliable
Can’t carry in bulk
It is slow
Not enough ports
What would be the most cost effective way of transporting oil from Durban to Johannesburg?
Oil Tanker
Pipeline
Transport by road
Transport by rail
What is the MAIN disadvantage of transporting goods by air?
Shortage of airports
Safety
Speed
Cost
What would be the best way to transport your Debonair's pizza from the shop to you?
Car
Bicycle
Motorbike
Truck
Drone
What is the main disadvantage of rail transport?
Not all areas have railway lines
It is expensive
It is slower than by road
The ‘jolting’ (bouncing up and down) damages goods
‘Refrigerated trucks have meant that farmers can now live further away from cities’. This statement is...
False
True
Not enough information supplied
Two classifications of modes of transportation are...
private, public transport
nodes, routes
none
Public Transport is provided by a private company
True
False
Railway tracks are included as transport infrastructure
True
False
Peak hour refers to the part of the day during the traffic volume is...
highest
lowest
average
morning
