Starter quiz
- What is the primary purpose of transportation systems?
- to create noise pollution
- to generate emissions
- to move people and goods from one place to another ✓
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- What is a motorway?
- a narrow countryside road
- a large road with many lanes ✓
- the line a train travels on
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- What is an environmental issue caused by transport?
- connectivity
- pollution ✓
- urbanisation
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- What are emissions?
- the creation of new transport networks
- the expansion of urban areas
- substances (generally gases) released into the atmosphere when fuels are burnt ✓
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- What does infrastructure mean?
- a network that keep homes & businesses functioning such as roads, rail and power ✓
- man made structures to prevent coastal erosion
- the relationship between living and non-living things
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- The UK’s "Smart Motorways" project aims to improve traffic flow by using variable speed limits and __________ lanes.
- dynamic ✓
- static
- no
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords with their definition.
- compensation⇔money given to recognise a loss of something ✓
- transatlantic⇔something that crosses the Atlantic Ocean ✓
- infrastructure⇔a network that keeps homes and businesses functioning ✓
- A ______ motorway is a way of managing traffic on motorways and reducing congestion.
- 'smart' ✓
- What is the purpose of HS2 (High-Speed 2) in the UK?
- to create a faster rail link between London and Birmingham ✓
- to build new airports in major cities
- to improve public bus services in rural areas
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- Which of these are advantages of Liverpool2?
- new terminal can load and unload much larger ships ✓
- dredging the estuary bed disrupted marine habitats
- more efficient handling means loading and unloading is much quicker ✓
- potential to reduce sediment movement and increase coastal erosion
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- True or false? Building infrastructure projects always creates long-term job opportunities.
- this is true because places always need to be developed and locals get employed
- this is false because construction jobs are short-term ✓
- this is true because infrastructure projects don't require specialist skills
- this is false because they require specialist skills for a short time ✓
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Key learning points
- There have been improvements in the UK's transport infrastructure.
- There have been improvements in road and rail infrastructure in the UK.
- There have been improvements in port and airport capacity in the UK.
Common misconception
Building infrastructure projects will create long term employment opportunities.
In most cases the jobs created by building infrastructure projects are likely to be short term and highly specialist. This means they are unlikely to last the length of the build time.
Keywords
Compensation - money given to someone as recognition of the loss of something (such as their land) when there is a need to build on it
Transatlantic - something that crosses the Atlantic Ocean
Infrastructure - a network that keep homes and businesses functioning such as roads, rail lines, pipelines and energy grids
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