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Which continent holds about 33 per cent of the world's 15 million km of motorable roads?Read the answer and worked solution →The Trans-Canadian Highway links Vancouver with which east coast city?Read the answer and worked solution →The Stuart Highway in Australia connects Darwin with which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian highway, from Varanasi to Kanya Kumari, is named the longest in the country?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the width of a standard railway gauge?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country has the world's highest railway density, one km of track for every 6.5 sq km?Read the answer and worked solution →The Channel Tunnel, run by the Euro Tunnel Group, connects London with which city?Read the answer and worked solution →In Russia railways carry about what share of total transport?Read the answer and worked solution →The only trans-continental railway in South America crosses the Andes through which pass?Read the answer and worked solution →The Qinghai-Tibet railway from Xining to Lhasa is how long?Read the answer and worked solution →The Benguela Railway runs through Angola to which mining belt?Read the answer and worked solution →The Blue Train in South Africa runs between Cape Town and which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the world's longest double-tracked electrified railway, at 9,332 km?Read the answer and worked solution →The Trans-Canadian Railway, built in 1886, runs from Halifax to which Pacific port?Read the answer and worked solution →The Orient Express runs from Paris to which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sea route carries one fourth of the world's foreign trade and is called the Big Trunk Route?Read the answer and worked solution →The Suez Canal, built in 1869, links the Mediterranean Sea with which sea?Read the answer and worked solution →How long is the Suez Canal?Read the answer and worked solution →The Panama Canal shortens the sea distance between New York and San Francisco by how much?Read the answer and worked solution →The Rhine is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam to which Swiss city?Read the answer and worked solution →The Volga, a navigable waterway of 11,200 km, drains into which sea?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Siberian stopsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Suez factsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the transport numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the waterwaysRead the answer and worked solution →Suez or PanamaRead the answer and worked solution →Which railwayRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →World transport bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A potter swaps pots for a plumber's work with no money involved. What is this system called?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which continent holds about 33 per cent of the world's 15 million km of motorable roads?

  1. Africa south
  2. North America
  3. Western Europe
  4. Southern Asia
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Correct answer: B. North America

1. World motorable road length is about 15 million km. 2. North America has 33 per cent. 3. It also has the highest road density. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 8, Transport and Communication._

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The Trans-Canadian Highway links Vancouver with which east coast city?

  1. St. John's
  2. Halifax
  3. Montreal
  4. Toronto
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Correct answer: A. St. John's

1. Highway density in North America is about 0.65 km per sq km. 2. The Trans-Canadian Highway runs from Vancouver to St. John's. 3. The Alaskan Highway starts at Edmonton. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 8, Transport and Communication._

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The Stuart Highway in Australia connects Darwin with which city?

  1. Brisbane
  2. Melbourne
  3. Sydney
  4. Adelaide
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Correct answer: B. Melbourne

1. The Stuart Highway is trans-continental. 2. It links Darwin on the north coast with Melbourne. 3. It passes Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 8, Transport and Communication._

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