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Transport and Communication
Why does quality of roads very greatly between developed and developing countries of the world? Explain any three reasons.
The reasons:
(i) Road construction and maintenance require heavy expenditure.
(ii) In developed countries good quality roads are universal. Provide long-distance links in the form of motorways, autobahns (Germany), and inter– state highways for speedy movement.
(iii) Lorries, of increasing size and power to carry heavy loads, are common. The world’s total motorable road length is only about 15 million km, of which North America accounts for 33 per cent.
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The Big Trunk Route runs through:
The Big Inch pipeline transports:
Which one pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel?
What are the problems of road transport in mountainous, desert and flood prone regions?
What is a trans-continental railway?
What are the advantages of water transport in the world?
Elucidate the statement “In a well managed transport system various modes complement each other.
Which are the major regions of the world having a dense network of airways.
What are the modes by which cyber space will expand the contemporary economic and social space of humans?
Mention the three important modes of transport.
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