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Types of transport
Transport is needed to move people and goods from one place to the other. Our parents must get to their work and we must get to school. Fresh bread and milk must be delivered daily to the café / superette. Postal items must be transported worldwide everyday.
Compile a list of all the means of transport that you can think of, and indicate those that you make use of.
K inds of T ransport
Compare your list to that of your partner and extend your list with his/her examples
Consult the learners in your class/grade for the following investigation.
H ow do you get to school in the morning??
Name of learner | With my parents’ car | With a friend’s parents’ car | With a bus | With a taxi | Other |
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Compile a graph by using the above totals.
To move people and goods successfully from one point to another, an extensive road network is needed. For busy routes roads should preferably have two or even three lanes, while single lane roads are suitable for light traffic in residential areas. Roads must be well maintained.
Identify one road in your town/city and answer the following questions about the road:
How wide and how long is the road?
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Are there road markings on the road?
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Which places does the road connect?
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What type of road is it (national, regional, local)?
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Who uses the road?
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What is the name of the road?
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Mainly what kinds of vehicles use the road?
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Who is responsible for the maintenance of this road?
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Identify an area around the road you identified in the previous activity and draw a simple road map of the area. Remember to include the names of streets and other important landmarks.
The learner will be able to use enquiry skills to investigate geographical and
environmental concepts and processes.
We know this when the learner:
1.2 organises information under given headings;
1.6 uses information from sources (including own observations) to answer questions about people and places (e.g. “Why is it like that?”).
The learner will be able to demonstrate geographical and environmental knowledge and understanding.
We know this when the learner:
The learner will be able to make informed decisions about social and environmental issues and problems.
We know this when the learner:
3.2 identifies the factors that influence why some people have better access to resources compared to others in a particular context.
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