LESSON 2 FINALS

Question 1

s a facility where
passengers and freight are
assembled or dispersed.

Answer 1

terminal

Question 2

Passengers and freight cannot travel individually, but in
batches. T or F

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Terminals are point of interchange. T OR F

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

are central and intermediate locations in
the mobility of passengers and freights.

Answer 4

Transport Terminals

Question 5

New transport terminal tend to be located inside central areas to avoid
high land costs and congestion. T or F

Answer 5

FALSE (OUTSIDE)

Question 6

terminal is not linked to the regional transport system T or F

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

The main function of terminal is to handle and transship freight or
passengers, since modes are physically separated. T or F

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Transport terminals provide connectivity within transport network, as they are the only locations from where a
network can be entered or exited. T OR F

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

are made up of simple components –
from ticket offices to waiting area with retailing catering for this
transient mobility (

Answer 9

Bus and railway stations

Question 10

Airports are the most complex of terminals. T OR F

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

This kind of terminal Passengers may spend several hours transiting – with check-in,
security checks on departure, baggage pick up and customs and
immigration on arrival.

Answer 11

Airport Terminal

Question 12

represent an important component of total
transport costs.

Answer 12

Terminal costs

Question 13

include construction and maintenance
costs of structures such as pier, runways, cranes and facilities.

Answer 13

Infrastructure costs

Question 14

the costs of loading and unloading
passengers or freight

Answer 14

Transshipment costs

Question 15

many terminals are managed by
institutions such as port or airport authorities or by private
companies (e.g terminal operators)

Answer 15

Management costs

Question 16

Focus on the terminal as a point of origin and destination. It is link
with the generation and attraction of movements.

Answer 16

Centrality

Question 17

Focus on the terminal as an intermediate point in the flows of
passenger or freight. This term is applied to the frequent
occurrence of locations gaining advantage because they are
between other locations.

Answer 17

Intermediacy

Question 18

connects two systems of circulation and
represents an intermediate location imposed by
geographical constraints.

Answer 18

Gateway

Question 19

a location nearby, or at, the
convergence of several long-distance routes can develop an
intermediacy by intercepting some of the traffic.

Answer 19

Hub (interception)

Question 20

a location is specially used to serve as a
connection between different scales of a transport system.

Answer 20

Hub (transcalar)

Question 21

is a land area over which a transport terminal sells
its service and interacts with its users.

Answer 21

Hinterland

Question 22

refers to the market area
for which a terminal is the closest or the easiest to access.

Answer 22

Fundamental (or captive) hinterland

Question 23

used to described
the market areas over which the terminal must compete more
intensely with others for business

Answer 23

Competitive (or contestable) hinterland

Question 24

refers to the other terminals it is connected to.

Answer 24

Foreland

Question 25

Port linked to air services Airport linked to maritime shipping services. T OR F

Answer 25

FALSE

Question 26

are harbor areas in which maritime terminal facilities transfer cargo and passengers between ships and land transportation. It is also the point of convergence between two geographical domains of freight circulation: the land and maritime domains.

Answer 26

Port Terminals

Question 27

a port is the start location that has convenient physical characteristics and supports a more effective interface between the maritime and land domains than other locations.

Answer 27

Place

Question 28

Four main dimensions of a Port

Answer 28

Place Operations Administrative unit Value chain

Question 29

a port has operational characteristics in terms of the type of traffic it can handle and related volumes.

Answer 29

Operations

Question 30

a port is a well-defined administrative unit that involves land ownership and jurisdiction (what a port can really do)

Answer 30

Administrative unit

Question 31

a port adds value to transport and supply chains.

Answer 31

Value chain

Question 32

major commercial gateways that are clustered around Eat-Asia and the European northern range. They tend to have a high value-to-weight ratios.

Answer 32

Polyfunctional ports

Question 33

resource ports that are in different clusters than main commercial gateways (Australian, Brazilian and American Guld Coasts ports). They tend to have a low value-to-weight ratios.

Answer 33

Monofunctional ports

Question 34

An entity of state or local government that owns, operates or otherwise provides wharf, ducks, and other marine terminal investments and services at ports.

Answer 34

Port Authority

Question 35

an entity, commonly private, that owns or leases port terminals in variety of locations. ◦ It is also known as port terminal operator.

Answer 35

Port Holding

Question 36

is a long-term lease of port facilities involving the requirement that the concessionaire undertakes capital investments to build, expand or maintain the cargo-handling facilities, equipment and infrastructure to satisfy a minimum level.

Answer 36

Concession agreement

Question 37

these are facilities used for transfer of passengers and freight to other modes of transportation.

Answer 37

Rail Terminals

Question 38

Rail Terminals are prone to site constraints. T or F

Answer 38

FALSE ( LESS PRONE)

Question 39

because of the linear characteristic of the mode they serve, rail terminals are predominantly rectangular-shaped facilities. T OR FALSE

Answer 39

TRUE

Question 40

The type of rail terminal where standard passenger terminal and a distinctive urban landmark, since many have been present for decades and have helped define urban centrally.

Answer 40

Passenger Terminals

Question 41

tend to be commodity-specific with dedicated facilities for either loading or unloading.

Answer 41

Bulk

Question 42

used to transport vehicles such as cars, trucks or construction equipment where the vehicles are rolled in a railcar using a ramp. It requires a large amount of parking space to store vehicles.

Answer 42

Roll-on/Roll-off (RORO)

Question 43

concern a wide variety of activities where the loading and unloading often take place at a small privately owned facilities serviced by rail spurs.

Answer 43

Break-Bulk

Question 44

the function of loading and unloading utilized freight from railcars.

Answer 44

Intermodal

Question 45

is an important function to assemble, sort and break down train unit based upon variety of cargoes, origins and destinations.

Answer 45

Shaunting (switching)

Question 46

is a facility where aircraft can take off and land.

Answer 46

Airport

Question 47

geographical scales of Airport Location where Airports are key articulation points in the circulatory system of the global economy.

Answer 47

Global

Question 48

Three geographical scales of Airport Location

Answer 48

Global Regional/National Local

Question 49

geographical scales of Airport weher Most flight do not cross international boundaries and stay within the same region.

Answer 49

Regional/National

Question 50

geographical scales of Airport where Airports are defining features of the communities in which they are set.

Answer 50

Local

Question 51

strongly affects the number and length of runways and the size of airport terminals and therefore the physical size of the airport itself.

Answer 51

Forecast demand

Question 52

Trend for largest airport is to have a parallel runways permitting simultaneous takeoffs and landings

Answer 52

Runway configuration

Question 53

At higher altitude, a longer runway is required to achieve the same lift because the air density is Higher. T OR F

Answer 53

FALSE (LOWER)

Question 54

Airport site location consideration where runways are configured to maximize the probability that aircraft take off and land into the wind and to maximize exposure to crosswinds

Answer 54

Meteorological conditions

Question 55

the land upon which runway is built must be flat, with no more than 2 percent slope. T OR F

Answer 55

FALSE (1 PERCENT)

Question 56

Airport site location consideration where Airports have significant effects on local waterways, wildlife and air quality.

Answer 56

Environmental considerations

Question 57

concerns about noise and other airport impact shave encourage the setting aside of buffer areas much larger than runways and the supporting terminals, taxiways and other infrastructure would require.

Answer 57

Adjacent land uses

Question 58

Airport site location consideration where Airports must be accessible to the communities it serves, making its location relative to highways and passenger rail lines (both intercity and metro) importan

Answer 58

Local accessibility

Question 59

beyond airport perimeter, the proximity of mountains, hills and/ or heavily built-up areas complicates airport operations

Answer 59

Obstructions

Question 60

Airport site location consideration where nearby airports, especially in the same metropolitan areas, may limit the available airspace and constrain new airport operations.

Answer 60

Other airports

Question 61

types of airport- related economic effects include activities undertaken at the airport itself

Answer 61

Direct effects

Question 62

types of airport- related economic effects activities induced by backward linkages from the airport, e.g., jet fuel suppliers, electricity producers and other utilities

Answer 62

Indirect effects

Question 63

types of airport- related economic effects activities induced by forward linkages, the spending by people who work at the airport and the passengers passing through it.

Answer 63

Induced effects

Question 64

types of airport- related economic effects include the activities and airport attracts through lower transportation costs and network accessibility.

Answer 64

Catalytic effects

Question 65

is a computerized network system owned or operated by a company that enables transactions between travel industry service providers, mainly airlines, hotels, car rental companies and travel agencies.

Answer 65

Global Distribution System

Question 66

airline code of either two letters or a combination of letters and numbers. These codes are used on the arrival/departure boards

Answer 66

Airline Codes

Question 67

Airports have 2 names: the name of the airport (usually honoring a local hero or politician) and a 2-letter code. T OR F

Answer 67

FALSE (3)

Question 68

assigns and administers all three letter location identifiers used by airlines worldwide.

Answer 68

The International Air Transport Association