3. TRANSPORTATION
• THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION POINTS ARE BREACHED
THROUGH TRANSPORTATION.
• IT IS THE PRINCIPAL SERVICE , WHICH MAKES
AVAILABLE GOODS PRODUCED AT THE
PRODUCTION CENTERS, TO CONSUMERS AT THE
POINT OF CONSUMPTION.
4. FUNCTIONS OF TRANSPORT
• HELPS IN THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND
PASSENGERS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
• HELPS IN LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION , WHICH
LEADS TO SPEIALISATION , AND DIVISION OF
LABOUR.
• HELPS IN THE STABILISATION OF PRICES OF
COMMODITIES AT DIFFERENT PLACES
• HELPS IN THE GROWTH OF TOWNS AND CITIES.
5. • LINKS ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
• HELPS IN THE ECONOMIC , SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COUNTRY.
6. TYPES OF TRANSPORT
• LAND TRANSPORT:
ROAD
RAIL
PIPELINE
• WATER TRANSPORT
INLAND
OCEAN
• AIR TRANSPORT
7. LAND TRANSPORT
• IT IS DIVIDED IN TO ROAD TRANSPORT, RAIL
TRANSPORT AND PIPELINE TRANSPORT.
ROAD TRANSPORT
• THIS IS THE OLDEST AND SIMPLEST FORM OF
TRANSPORT.
• IT IS LARGELY USED FOR CARRYING GOODS AS
WELL AS PASSENGERS OVER A SHORT
DISTANCE.
8. RAIL TRANSPORT
• RAIL TRANSPORT IS A CHEAP AND QUICK
FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CARRYING
GOODS AND SERVICES OVER LONG DISTANCE.
• PASSENGER TRAINS ARE PRIMARILY USED TO
CARRY PASSENGERS, WHILE GOODS TRAINS
ARE EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR CARRYING
GOODS.
9. PIPELINE TRANSPORT
• THIS MODE OF TRANSPORT IS EXCLUSIVELY
SUITED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUIDS
AND GASES.
10. WATER TRANSPORT
• IT IS THE CHEAPEST FORM OF
TRANSPORT. IT IS BROADLY DIVIDED IN
TO INLAND AND OCEAN TRANSPORT
INLAND TRANSPORT
IT REFERS TO TRANSPORTATION
THROUGH CANALS, RIVERS ETC
OCEAN TRANSPORT
IT IS THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND
PASSENGERS THROUGH OCEAN.
11. AIR TRANSPORT
THIS IS THE FASTEST MODE OF
TRANSPORT
IT IS USED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF
PASSENGERS AND GOODS HAVING LESS
VOLUME BUT HIGH VALUE.
