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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'?

Sea port Signup and view all the answers

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

Transloading Signup and view all the answers

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

'Cruise ports' Signup and view all the answers

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

Because they are significant transportation hubs Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT considered when selecting a strategic port?

Proximity to residential areas Signup and view all the answers

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

To assemble and disperse passengers and freight Signup and view all the answers

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

Canal or Lake Signup and view all the answers

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

At airports and bus terminals Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a river basin port?

Freight consolidation and transloading Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Coastal Ports Signup and view all the answers

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

London Signup and view all the answers

Where was the ancient port of Ostia located?

At the mouth of the Tiber river Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes Seaports?

Have direct access to the sea Signup and view all the answers

Why were Mainland Ports often serving a vast hinterland?

Because they were typically along a river Signup and view all the answers