Solution of Chapter 8. Transport and Communication (NCERT - Fundamentals of Human Geography Book)

Exercises

1

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

The Trans–Continental Stuart Highway runs between
1

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which country has the highest density of railway network?
1 C

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

The Big Trunk Route runs through
1 D

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

The Big Inch pipeline transports
1 E

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel?
2 A

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What are the problems of road transport in mountainous, desert and flood prone regions?
2 B

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What is a trans–continental railway?
2

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What are the advantages of water transport?
3

Answer the following questions in not more than 150 words.

Elucidate the statement– “In a well managed transport system, various modes complement each other”.
3 B

Answer the following questions in not more than 150 words.Which are the major regions of the world having a dense network of airways?
3 C

Answer the following questions in not more than 150 words.What are the modes by which cyber space will expand the contemporary economic and social space of humans?