Module 1: Part 1

Question 1

It played a significant role by facilitating trade, commerce, conquest, and social interaction, while consuming a considerable portion of time and resources.

Answer 1

Transportation

Question 3

The primary need for transportation has been ________ , involving personal travel in search of food or work, travel for the exchange of goods and commodities, exploration, personal fulfillment, and the improvement of a society or a nation.

Answer 3

economic

Question 4

These have a significant impact on the economic vitality of an area and the ability to make maximum use of its natural resources.

Answer 4

1. speed
2. cost
3. capacity of available transportation

Question 5

It is used to describe the relative values of the transportations’ attributes.

Answer 5

level of service

Question 6

What should the traveler do to the level of service of a mode of transportation?

Answer 6

compare the level of service offered with the cost in order to make tradeoffs and mode selection.

Question 7

Furthermore, a shipper or traveler can decide to use what two types of transportation?

Answer 7

1. public carrier
2. private or personal transportation

Question 8

It has been such a dominant choice that travelers have been willing to pay substantial capital and operating costs, confront high levels of congestion, and struggle with parking-related problems just to have the flexibility in travel departure time and destination choices that is uniquely provided by private vehicles. In

Answer 8

single-occupant private vehicle

Question 9

In the last 50 years, the percentage of trips taken in private vehicles has risen from slightly less than ____________________ (public transit and other modes make up the balance)

Answer 9

70 percent to over 90 percent

Question 10

Over this same period, the average private-vehicle occupancy has dropped from _____ to ______ persons per vehicle, reflecting the fact that the single-occupant vehicle has become an increasingly dominant mode of trave

Answer 10

1. 1.22
2. 1.09

Question 11

It is the hallmark of Philippine transportation

Answer 11

Jeepney

Question 12

These are non-air con vehicles servicing the commuting public, roaming the streets in a parade of colors.

Answer 12

Jeepney

Question 13

It’s the cheapest, most common way of getting around.

Answer 13

Jeepney

Question 14

It is a smaller version of the standard jeepney, but has the same function.

Answer 14

Multicab

Question 15

In these mode of transportation, it can get awfully confined inside, especially for taller, bigger passengers.

Answer 15

Multicab

Question 16

It ply longer routes from the city to the countryside and distant provinces.

Answer 16

Buses

Question 17

It’s the main mode of transport for land trips that last an hour to several hours, or overnight.

Answer 17

Buses

Question 18

There are specific terminals and unloading/loading spots for this mode of transportation.

Answer 18

Buses

Question 19

These are relatively more comfortable than jeepneys, although some don’t have air conditioning and can be quite crowded on peak season

Answer 19

Bus fleets

Question 20

They normally roam around the city streets, picking up or unloading passengers within the city limits.

Answer 20

Taxis

Question 21

It’s possible to hire a _______ beyond its route but drivers usually charge extra for the longer trip.

Answer 21

taxi

Question 22

They specifically serve airport-bound or newly arrived airplane passengers

Answer 22

Airport taxis

Question 23

Where does all the railway systems in the country operate?

Answer 23

Around Metro Manila

Question 24

What are the three railway systems in the country?

Answer 24

1. Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT 1 & 2),
2. Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and the
3. Philippine National Railways (PNR)

Question 25

What railway system are government owned and operated by Department of Transportation?

Answer 25

1. Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT 1 & 2), 2. Philippine National Railways (PNR)

Question 26

What railway system is privately owned but co-operated with DOTr.

Answer 26

Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT)

Question 27

They service provincial routes where other modes of transportations are scarce or unavailable.

Answer 27

Vans for Hire or V - Hires

Question 28

They usually have terminals or park within shopping malls for added convenience

Answer 28

Vans

Question 29

These modes of transport come in a variety of designs.

Answer 29

Motorcycles with Passenger Compartment

Question 30

These are motorcycles with three wheels that have sidecar.

Answer 30

Standard tricycle

Question 31

These are motorcycles fitted with jeepney-like chassis and have four wheels.

Answer 31

Motorela

Question 32

They serve very limited routes and are often restricted from servicing busy cities

Answer 32

Motorcycles with Passenger Compartment (Tricycle and Motorela)

Question 33

The roads leading to the hinterlands and mountain barangays in the Philippines are very steep or aren’t paved at all. Generally, the only means of transportation to these areas are ____________________.

Answer 33

motorcycle taxis or habal-habal

Question 34

It’s a relatively unsafe way to travel because they may carry more than two passengers at a time, excluding the driver

Answer 34

motorcycle taxis or habal-habal

Question 35

Some habal-habals are fitted with a ______________ for it to accommodate more passengers.

Answer 35

lateral plank (skylab)

Question 36

These are non-motorized versions of the tricycle or motorela.

Answer 36

Pedicabs or trisikads

Question 37

The driver pedals the bicycle fitted with a sidecar to bring or fetch passengers within a small area.

Answer 37

Pedicabs or trisikads

Question 38

Because they don’t produce noise, they’re preferred transport options around upscale residential areas.

Answer 38

Pedicabs or trisikads

Question 39

Philippine inter-island travels are best done via: 1. __________ for major islands 2. __________ for smaller islands and island hopping trips

Answer 39

1. ferry boats or roll-in-roll-out ships 2. pumpboats or bancas

Question 40

For short-distance inter-island travels, there’s an option to ride ___________________

Answer 40

smaller yet faster hovercrafts

Question 41

These are usually small fishing vessels with wooden panels and bamboo riggers.

Answer 41

Bancas

Question 42

The costlier but faster way to visit the different islands of the Philippines is via ________.

Answer 42

airplane

Question 43

How many international airports and principal domestic airports in the country?

Answer 43

1. 10 international airports 2. more than 30 principal domestic airports

Question 44

It is a wooden scooter in Banaue

Answer 44

palayon

Question 44

It is a carabao-pulled cart.

Answer 44

Pasayad

Question 45

It is a horse carriage.

Answer 45

Kalesa

Question 46

It is a hand tractor ride.

Answer 46

Kuliglig

Question 47

It is a railroad trolley.

Answer 47

riles kariton

Question 48

These has arisen as a result of extensive private-vehicle use and low-vehicle occupancy presents a perplexing problem.

Answer 48

Traffic congestion

Question 49

It is s an extremely complex problem with significant economic, social, environmental, and political implications

Answer 49

Managing traffic congestion

Question 50

These are used by various types of vehicles, like passenger cars, buses, trucks two and three wheeled automobiles, pedal cycles and animal drawn vehicles.

Answer 50

Roads

Question 51

These are used only by rail locomotives and wagons.

Answer 51

Railway tracks

Question 52

These are used by only ships and boats.

Answer 52

Water ways

Question 53

It requires a relatively small investment for the government.

Answer 53

Road transport

Question 54

It completely offer freedom to road users to transfer the vehicles from one lane to another according to the need and convenience.

Answer 54

Road transport

Question 55

Why road transport saves time in short distance travel compared to trains?

Answer 55

Trains stop at junctions and main stations for comparatively longer time.

Question 56

It is directly related with severity of accident.

Answer 56

Speed of movement

Question 57

It decreases with increase dispersion in speed.

Answer 57

Road safety

Question 58

It is subjected to high degree of accidents due to flexibility of movements offered to the user.

Answer 58

Road transport

Question 59

They are uncommon, however, more disastrous.

Answer 59

Derailment of railway locomotives and airplane crashes

Question 60

It is the only means of transport offer itself to the whole community.

Answer 60

Road transport

Question 61

What is the major defect of road?

Answer 61

Traffic

Question 62

It means the amount of vehicles using in given volume of road than average no. of vehicles.

Answer 62

Traffic

Question 63

It cause an irritation to passenger who were travelling.

Answer 63

Traffic congestion

Question 64

It is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.

Answer 64

Transportation Engineering

Question 65

These are generally constructed on small embankments, slightly above the general ground level wherever possible, in order to avoid difficulty drainage and maintenance problems.

Answer 65

Road pavements

Question 66

The term road or railway thus constructed is therefore termed ____________.

Answer 66

'highway'

Question 67

Science and technology dealing with Road Engineering is generally called__________

Answer 67

‘Highway Engineering'

Question 68

It is the branch of civil engineering that deals with the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of highway systems, streets, roads, bridges, as well as parking facilities.

Answer 68

Highway Engineering

Question 69

It usually refers to a facility that can accommodate large volumes of traffic.

Answer 69

Highway

Question 70

These are used mainly for facilities that serve local areas and also provide access to highways.

Answer 70

Street and Road