Maharashtra State Board Class 9 Geography Solutions Chapter 11 Transport and Communication
Class 9 Geography Chapter 11 Transport and Communication Textbook Questions and Answers
1. Differentiate between:
(A) Railways and roadways
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Basis | Railways | Roadways |
(1) Carrying Capacity | Carrying capacity is more | Carrying capacity is limited |
(2) Distance | Suitable for long distances | Suitable for short distance |
(3) Door to door service | Railway does not provide door to door service. | Roadways provide door to door service. |
(4) Traffic | There is no problem of traffic jam on railways. | There is a problem of traffic jam on roadways. |
(5) Pollution | Railways do not create a problem of air pollution. | Roadways create a problem of air pollution. |
(B) Transportation and communication
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Basis | Transportation | Communication |
(1) Meaning | Transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. | Communication is the exchange of information, ideas and messages by speaking, writing or some other medium. |
(2) Means | It is done through railways, roadways, waterways, airways and pipelines. | It is done through telephones, mobiles, video-conferencing, email and post etc. |
(3) Threats | The threats like a traffic jams, accidents, noise pollution, air pollution are associated with transportation. | The threats like technical issues, cyber crimes, etc. are associated with the communication. |
(C) Conventional and modern means of communication.
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Basis | Conventional means of Communication | Modem means of Communication |
(1) Meaning | The means of communication – used since olden times – conventional means of communication. | The means of communication – used in modern times – modern means of communication. |
(2) Examples | Letter, newspapers, radio, television. | Mobile phone, internet, etc. |
(3) Interaction | May not facilitate the direct interaction between – sender and receivers of information. | Facilitates the direct interaction between – sender and the receivers of information. |
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Thus, newspapers are used for communication.
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Thus, TV is a cheap means of communication.
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3. Name them on the basis of the given information:
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Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Nashik and Nanded.
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4. Identify the relation and match the columns making a chain
Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | Group ‘C’ |
(1) Postal services | Roadways | Speed post |
(2) Shivneri | World network of connected computers | Exchange of information |
(3) Internet | Conventional means of communication | Comfortable journey |
(4) RoRo transport | Railways | Energy, time and labour saving |
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Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | Group ‘C’ |
(1) Postal services | Conventional means of communication | Speed post. |
(2) Shivneri | Roadways | Comfortable journey. |
(3) Internet | World network of connected computers | Exchange of information. |
(4) RoRo transport | Railways | Energy, time and labour saving. |
5. Read the following maps and answer the questions:
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The central part of the district has dense network of transport routes.
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The central part of the district has lower and medium elevation as compared to the Western part.
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The transport network is sparse in the Eastern part of the district.
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The region with sparse network of transport. routes is comparatively of lower and medium elevations.
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The Western region lacks transport routes.
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Sahyadri Mountains and Shivsagar reservoir of Koyna dam are the obstructions found here.
Class 9 Geography Chapter 11 Transport and Communication Intext Questions and Answers
Let’s Recall
Complete the following table:
Transport | Means of | Used for |
Route | Transport | |
Roadways | Rickshaw | Passengers |
Roadways | Trucks | |
| Metro | |
Waterways | | |
| Helicopter | |
Airways | | |
| Submarine | |
Waterways | | Freight |
| Mules | |
Railways | | |
Pipelines | | |
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Transport | Means of Transport | Used for |
Roadways | Rickshaw | Passengers |
Roadways | Trucks | Goods |
Railways | Metro | Passengers |
Waterways | Cruise/Boats | Passengers |
Airways | Helicopter | Passengers |
Airways | Aeroplane | Passengers |
Waterways | Submarine | Defence & Research |
Waterways | Cargo-ship | Freight / Goods |
Roadways | Mules | Goods |
Railways | Cargo goods train | Goods |
Pipelines | Pipes | Oil, Water and Gas |
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We have given some specific conditions. In this context, tell with reasons which means of transport route will you take?
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Airways : As it is the fastest mode of transport.
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Roadways : Since roadways connect even the remotest places the message can reach to all persons.
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Airways – Since mango is a perishable commodity, the fastest mode of transportation is used.,
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In such conditions, we will choose waterways as a route and ship as a means of transport. Because rice is comparatively durable agricultural good in the given situation it has to be transported at low cost.
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In a given situation, we will choose roadways and railways as a route and truck and goods’ ways/train respectively as a means of transport. Because the highway and railway line that pass through the district, connects the important towns and cities from the district.
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Roadway and Airways: I will first reach the nearest airport of a city by road and then take an Airway. It is the fastest mode of transport.
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Letters, radio, television, telephones, mobile phones, newspaper, internet, satellites etc. are the various means of communication.
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We use these means of communication to exchange important information, ideas, opinions etc. with friends, parents, relatives and teachers.
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The remaining means are used by parents, other relatives, businessmen from locality and government agencies.
Can you do it?
Observe the image and the instructions given on page 87 of the textbook and answer the following questions:
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The dates mentioned are 15/5/2017 and 19/5/2017
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The image informs that the person’s email account has been hacked. He cannot access his important files as they have been encrypted and to recover his files, he will have to pay a certain amount to the hacker.
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The price asked for recovering the files is 300 US dollars in bitcoins.
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This is a cyber crime.
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Think about the transport issues you come across during your journeys. Write the innovative changes you would suggest in the transport routes or means in your copy.
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Electric cars which are smaller and smarter.
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Dedicated bus corridors, carpooling, more number of Expressways.
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(a) The other uses of artificial satellites are as follows:
(b) The artificial satellites are directly or indirectly related to personal, social, educational, economic, cultural, political aspects in everyone’s daily life. For eg. through artificial satellites, one can enjoy a live program like award functions/cricket match, etc. on television.
Class 9 Geography Chapter 11 Transport and Communication Additional Important Questions and Answers
Complete the statement choosing the correct option from the bracket:
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(d) affordable
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(c) Economic
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(a) trucks
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(c) Sahyadris
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(c) Konkan
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(c) satellites
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(c) remote sensing
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(c) Video-calling
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(d) physiography
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(b) plain
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(c) Koyna
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(b) central.
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The movement of goods and people from one place to another is called transportation.
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Roadways, railways, waterways, airways and pipelines are the different kinds of transport routes.*
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Due to mountains, valleys, rivers, reservoirs
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A dense network of transportation develops in some regions due to lower and medium elevation, plains, flat and regular topography, etc.
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Ro-Ro transport is Roll-on, Roll-off transport.
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Freight transport by trucks is costlier than railways, so as a solution the Ro-Ro transport has been introduced.
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Crimes like website/email hacking, theft of information, economic frauds, wars, terrorism, etc. that are committed by using computers and internet are called ‘cyber crimes’.
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BHIM App, SBI Anywhere app, helps us to pay various bills, sell, buy and carry out various transactions through mobile phones.
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Ro-Ro service, was introduced for the first time in India by the Konkan Railway.
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Transportation is a basic infrastructure. The development of transportation infrastructure is an indicator of the development of the particular region or a country.
The importance of transportation can be explained with the help of the following points :
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The following factors should be kept in mind while selecting the route way and means of transport:
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Thus, man-made satellites are important.
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