Question
Waterways and Airways
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Answer
| Waterways | Airways |
| (i) Development of water transport needs courted area with broken coastlines. | (i) Development of airways needs favourable climate, advance technology and plain land for airports. |
| (ii) This is the cheapest mode of transport. | (ii) This is an expensive mode of transport. |
| (iii) Heavy and bulky goods are transported, e.g., minerals, oil, coal, machinery, etc. | (iii) Light, perishable and expensive goods are transported, e.g., electronic goods, gold, silver, fish, dairy products, etc. |
| (iv) Slow mode of transportation. | (iv) Fast mode of transportation. |
| (v) More used for goods transport than passengers’ transport | (v) More used for passengers’ transport than for goods transport. |
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