Revision: Chapter 8 Development in Transportation

• ​Latest developments in transportation:

• 1. Developments in cars.

• ​2. Developments in trains.

• ​3. Developments in aeroplanes

• ​Car has become very popular because of its low costs and the building of roads and highways.

• ​In the past, trains ran on steams. Now, trains run on electricity. High speed trains.

• ​The Wright Brothers invented the first powered aircraft.

• Passenger planes in the 20th and 21st centuries have become larger and more comfortable.

1. ​Transportation becomes widespread - Everyone uses some form of transportation, example: taxi, bus, motorboat, car.

2. ​Science and technology become very important - To continue developing more efficient and better transportation.

3. ​The world becomes more connected - For example, it takes only 2 hours to fly from Brunei to Singapore.

4. ​The heavy widespread use of petrol in transportation has made Brunei prosperous - Brunei has oil and gas resources. Since vehicles use them to run, that makes other countries to buy oil and gas from Brunei.

5. ​The development in transportation has resulted in globalisation - we are able to trade with other countries and go for holidays in other countries easily.

1. ​Export earnings - Money from selling our oil and gas.

2. ​Create Employment - By spending money to build more infrastructures, our government creating more jobs for Bruneian.

3. ​Provide High living standard - For example, we have a good transportation system and satellite television channels in our homes.

4. ​Trade opportunities - Conduct business with other countries which brings in money for Brunei.

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​The Flying Boat was very popular form of (1) ______ transportation in 1920s and (2) ______. The Flying Boat is an (3) __________ which could land on (4) _______. This is because water is (5) _________ to land than a rough (6) _______. Water can also be a (7) ________ of unlimited length. It is also (8) _______ to travel in such planes because it could (9) _____ almost anywhere in case of emergency!

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​However, it took a (10) ______ time to travel on such boats. For instance, a flight from Britain to Brunei would take almost 6 days!

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