TPT251 CHAPT 1

In general, transport plays following roles in influencing the social roles or the development in society EXCEPT:

• a) Induce economic activities and bridge consumer gap

• b) Create employment opportunities and generate income

• c) Increase travelling time

• d) Accessibility and social interaction

Indirect derived demand refers to movements created by the requirements of other movements. The most obvious example is energy where fuel consumption from transportation activities must be supplied by an energy production system requiring movements from zones of extraction, to refineries and storage facilities and, finally, to places of consumption.

• True

• False

Any activity that moves people and/or goods from ________ to another point ___________ to satisfy its’ needs and wants

• destination ; transport

• origin; destination

• destination goods;

• road train; passenger

There are 5 modes of transport

• water, sea, lake, swamp and river

• rail, air, water, land and pipelines

• subway, train and sea air,

• train, desert, pathway and canal

One of the function of transport in economy is allows exchange of trade in the market, and thus widen the market

• True

• False

Transport as a derived demand refers to where people demand for transport for other purposes.These can include wanting to get education outside of the state, working in another state, doing business, buying materials or for health reasons.

• True

• False

Transport can not assist in develop of large scale industries.

• True

• False

Transport serves an __________ function due to the fact that it helps to generate other __________ activities of a country especially when import and export of local product is a concern.

• a. social, idea

• b. political, work

• c. economic, business

• d. military, relationship

ALL are value add derived by using transport EXCEPT

• getting better income

• higher price paid for product

• safety of product or people

• lossess in investment

System cosncept is about seamless journey - a condition where a journey

can be very smooth starting from the point of

origin to the point of destination without any

interruption

• True

• False