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What geographic feature does industrialization occur near?
Industry has historically been located on rivers, which provide a fresh water supply, a means of waste removal, and a means of transportation for both raw materials and finished goods.
Near what geographic features does industrialization usually occur rain forests deserts rivers or mountains?
In Italy, calm river systems allowed for more rapid urbanization. This is because canals could be created which allowed for easier transportation of goods and people among buildings and merchants.
How has transportation evolved over time?
economics means money and goods
What do south Asia's rivers provide?
South Asia's rivers provide fresh water for farming, and means of transportation and trade.
What is the difference between transport and transportation?
transport is the means by where goods are moved from to a specified place whereas transportation is the act or the mode of transport
Factors that you should consider in adopting a transportation mode?
The type and nature of goods to carry and the weight of the goods are some of the factors that should be considered when adopting a transportation mode. The cost and the availability of the various means of transportation is the other factor to consider.
how do the climate, vegetation, and physical geography of Indochina work together to make rivers a good means for transportation?
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What does the transportation industry consist of?
Transportation systems move goods and people around the world. Physical distribution of goods is accomplished by various means: truck, railroad, airplane, ship or boat, and pipeline, or a combination of these methods.
How did the constrution of the railroad replace other means of transportation?
The railroads replaced many means of transportation because of its reliability. The railroads were a faster and comfortable means of transportation. Railroads worked in all kinds of weather conditions unlike horses and carts were you had to stop for rest and water.
Who believed that someday the house would be replaced by the buggy and railroad as the chief means of transportation?
Henry Ford
How does information people and goods move in turkey?
Turkey has a modernized telecommunications network for processing information. Transportation of goods and people rely on traditional means such as trucks.
Why was control of rivers important in the civil war?
Rivers were an important means of transportation. Whoever controlled the rivers could ship troops and supplies where they liked.
