Understanding Ports: Harbors for Freight and Passenger Circulation
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What is the main function of a port?

  • To act as a fishing ground
  • To facilitate customs areas for cargo inspection
  • To provide shelter to numerous boats and vessels (correct)
  • To transload cargo between different transportation modes

    • Which type of port is built on smaller water bodies like rivers or lakes?

  • Inland port (correct)
  • Warm Water port
  • Fishing port
  • Dry port

    • What type of port is most common worldwide for commercial shipping activities?

  • Sea port (correct)
  • Inland port
  • Warm Water port
  • Dry port

    • Which type of port is further categorized as a 'cruise port' or a 'cargo port'?

    <p>Sea port</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the process of transferring cargo between different transportation modes at a port?

    <p>Transloading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are 'home ports' and 'ports of call' also known as in the context of cruise ports?

    <p>'Cruise ports'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why strategic seaports are designated as 'strategic'?

    <p>Because they are significant transportation hubs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT considered when selecting a strategic port?

    <p>Proximity to residential areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a terminal in the transportation process?

    <p>To assemble and disperse passengers and freight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of port is Brugge in Belgium an example of?

    <p>Canal or Lake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can passengers be assembled in batches before reaching their final destinations?

    <p>At airports and bus terminals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a river basin port?

    <p>Freight consolidation and transloading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the convention of locating port terminals close to city cores?

    <p>To have a large pool of workers available for labor-intensive tasks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a type of port discussed in the text?

    <p>Coastal Ports</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major city owed its early pre-eminence to the port located on the Thames river?

    <p>London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the ancient port of Ostia located?

    <p>At the mouth of the Tiber river</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes Seaports?

    <p>Have direct access to the sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were Mainland Ports often serving a vast hinterland?

    <p>Because they were typically along a river</p> Signup and view all the answers

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