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roadways : roads used by vehicles.
railways : tracks with rails on which trains run.
freight : goods to be transported by train, ship, plane etc.

Facts

• Travel and transportation are important needs of life.
• Three types of means of transports are the means of land transport, means of water transport and
means of air transport.
• India possesses a very large network of roads.
• The railways meet both long and short distance travel needs.
• The Metro Rail has helped to reduce traffic and pollution on roads.
• India possesses both domestic and overseas waterways and airways.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The three means of transport are land, water and ____________ transport.

(a) air (b) underground (c) liquid
2. Roadways and railways are parts of the means of ____________ transport.
(a) air (b) land (c) water
3. The Metro Rail runs in ____________ amongst other cities.
(a) Delhi (b) Jaipur (c) Both of these
4. The means of water transport are used for transport within and ____________ the country.

(a) outside (b) not outside (c) None of these
B. Answer the questions briefly :
1. Why do we need the means of transport?
2. What are border roads?
3. What are the local trains used for?
4. What are the important means of water transport?

5. Which is the fastest means of transport?

Activity

v Name any six transports you have seen on roads.

Transport and You

v Your father has decided to take you on a tour to Andaman Island. Name all the transports that
you will use right from your house to the hotel in Andaman.

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