Transport and Communication

Question

Study the map given below and answer the questions that follow:

 

(13.1)  Name the railway line shown on this map.

 (13.2)  Name the terminal station of this railway along the Atlantic Coast.

 (13.3)  Why is this railway line known as 'economic artery' of the country through which it passes?

Answer

(13.1) Trans-Canadian Railway

(13.2) Halifax
(13.3)  A loop line from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay (Lake Superior) connects this rail-line with one of the important waterways of the world. This line is the economic artery of Canada as wheat and meat are the important exports on this route.

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