Class 12 Geography Book – 01
Fundamentals of Human Geography
CHAPTER NO. 08
Transport and
Communication
Very Short
Answer type questions. (important
Questions)
Q1. Full form of W.W.W.?
Ans.
World
Wide Web.
Q2. Full form of OFC.
Ans.
Optic
Fibre Cables.
Q3. What is Trans-Continental Railways?
Ans. Trans
–Continental railways run across the continent and link its two ends. They were
constructed for economic and political reasons to facilitate long runs in
different directions.
E.g.
Trans- Siberian railways and Trans-Canadian railways.
Q 4.Which is the busiest ocean route in the world?
Ans. The north
Atlantic sea route.
Q 5. Which country has dense network of oil pipe line?
Ans. U.S.A.
Q6. What is Pan- American highway?
Ans. Pan- American highway
is a large portion which connects the countries of South America, Central
America and U.S.A-Canada.
Q7. What are Pack animals?
Ans. Pack animals
are those animals which are used for transportation in early life.
Q8. Name the latest satellite sends by India in the space.
Ans. G-Set and IRNS.
Q9. Name the ports located on both terminals of Suez Canal.
Ans. Port said in the north (in Mediterranean Sea) and port Suez in the south (Red sea).
Q10. Name two terminals of the 'Orient Express'.
Ans.
Paris(France) to Istanbul (Turkey).
Q11. Name the terminal stations of the longest
railway route in the world?
Ans.
Trans- Siberian railways: - St.
Petersburg (West coast) and Vladivostok (East Coast).
Q12. Name the terminal stations of Trans Canadian
railway?
Ans. Vancouver (West coast) and Halifax (East Coast).
Q13. Name the inland waterway of Europe that connects
Rotterdam and Basel?
Ans. The Rhine Waterway.
Q14. Name the navigational canal that serves the
gateway of commerce for the continents of Asia and Europe?
Ans. The Suez Canal.
Q15. Name the two major inland waterways of North
America.
Ans.
Mississippi and St. Lawrence.
Q16. Which are the two major regions of the world having very dense
network of Airways?
Ans. Eastern North
America and Western Europe
Q17. Which ship canal connects the Pacific Ocean and
the Atlantic Ocean?
Ans.The Panama Canal.
Q18. Which country has the highest road density in
the world?
Ans.
Japan. (327 for every 100 km2 area)
Q19. Which county has the highest density of railway
network?
Ans. U.S.A
Q20. Which is the longest Pipeline of the world?
Ans. Comecon.
Q21. Which two places are connected by Channel
Tunnel?
Ans. Paris to London (U.K & France.)
Q22. Which canal connects Volga with Black Sea?
Ans. Volga Don Canal.
Q23. Name a proposed Pipeline in Asia?
Ans. Iran- Pakistan-India Oil and Natural Gas pipeline.
Q 24. Give Full Form of APPLE.
Ans. Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment.
Q25. Define the term ‘Transport Network’?
Ans. Transport Network is the spatial arrangement of network
that describe a structure of roads and streets, railways, pipes and power
lines.
Q26.Which highways connect all major cities in China?
Ans.
Criss-cross.
Q27. In which country motorways is named as autobahns?
Ans. Germany.
Q28. Name the famous petroleum pipeline which connects the oil wells in
the Gulf of Mexico to the North Eastern states in USA.
Ans. Big Inch.
Q29. What is the reason of lack of air service in Africa, Asiatic part of
Russia and South America?
Ans. Because there
are limited air service between 100-350 latitudes in the
Southern hemisphere due to sparser population, limited landmass and economic
development.
Q30. What is Palki / Doli (Kahars in North India)?
Ans. At the
time of farewell a bride is carried in a palanquin / Doli by four persons.
Q31. Name the terminal
stations of Trans-Canadian Highway.
Ans. Vancouver (West
coast) and St. John’s in Newfoundland (East Coast).
Q32. In which continent Blue train running?
Ans. South Africa.(Between
Pretoria to Cape Town).
Q33. Which
material is transported by 'Big Inch' pipeline?
Ans. Petroleum oil and natural gas.
Q34. In
which countries the standard gauge is used?
Ans. U.K.
Q35.What
is an Internet?
Ans. An Internet is
a powerful medium of collecting information from the computer.
Q36. Which two seas are
connected by the Suez Canal?
Ans. The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Q37. List
the factors which affect the inland water transport?
Ans. 1. Navigability
of the water body/channel, Continuity in the water flow, Transport technology
in use.
Q38. Why is
Road transport better than rail transport?
Ans. 1.Construction
and maintenance is cheaper than railways.
2. Provides "Door to
Door" services.
Q39. In
Glacial area which animal use as a transport?
Ans. 1. Dogs.
2. Raindeer.
Q40. Volga
sea route situated in which country?
Ans. In Russia.
Q41. When
you travel from Mumbai to New York which sea route you choose and why?
Ans. Mediterranean
sea route – Ocean sea route, North Atlantic sea route.
Reasons: Take less time,
Small route for travel, consume less distance between both cities.
Q42. Where
the Benguela railway route situated?
Ans. Africa (Angola
to Katanga- Zambia belt).
Q43. Name
the inland waterway of Europe that connects Rotterdam and Basel.
Ans.
The Rhine
Waterways.
Q44. Give the significance
of river St. Lawrence as an inland waterway.
Ans.
St.
Lawrence waterway serves the most important industrial regions of U.S.A. and
Canada.
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