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Class 12 Transport and Communication worksheet

CBSE Social Science. Roads, trans-continental railways, sea routes, the Suez and Panama Canals, inland waterways, air routes, pipelines, satellites and cyberspace. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

1.
The first public railway line opened in 1825 between Stockton and:
1. Manchester
2. Liverpool
3. London
4. Darlington
Answer
(d) Darlington
2.
The Trans-Canadian Railway runs between:
1. Paris and Istanbul
2. Perth and Sydney
3. Halifax and Vancouver
4. New York and San Francisco
Answer
(c) Halifax and Vancouver
3.
What does the Pan-American Highway connect?
1. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata
2. Edmonton and Anchorage
3. Vancouver and St John’s
4. South, Central and North America
Answer
(d) South, Central and North America

Section B · short answer

4.
What is a transport network?
Answer
Several places (nodes) joined by a series of routes (links) to form a pattern.
5.
Between which places does each run? (a) the Trans-Siberian Railway (b) the Australian Trans-Continental Railway
Answer
(a) St Petersburg and Vladivostok (b) Perth and Sydney

Section C · long answer

6.
“In a well-managed transport system, the modes complement each other.” Explain.
Answer
Roads serve short distances and doors, railways bulky goods over land, ships international freight, airways light valuable goods and pipelines liquids; together they move everything efficiently.

Fresh sheets for your child

In the app, every Transport and Communication sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.

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