Communication Networks

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What are the types of transport included in communication networks?

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Roads, railways, footpaths, ferries, airports, cycleways.

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How should one describe communication networks?

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By giving locational details such as length, orientation or compass direction, and referring to patterns and density.

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What is an example of how roads may be arranged in a settlement?

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Roads may radiate out from a settlement or form a series of concentric ring roads and by-passes around it.

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How do communication networks reflect the relief of an area?

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Major transport arteries like roads, canals, and railways tend to follow flat, low ground, often located in river valleys.

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What do footpaths often follow and link?

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Footpaths often follow river valleys and link settlements, as well as following ridge-lines or escarpments.

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What is an example of a named footpath?

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The Pennine Way.