1. Transportation

2. Definition
Transportation is any medium used for the movement of people, animals and goods from place to place. Millions of people all over the world use transportation for education, to do business and for recreation. This movement uses a combination of systems such as land, water and air.

3. Exercise : Fill each columns with 5 examples.
LAND
WATER
AIR
Eg car
1) _____________
2) _____________
3) _____________
4) _____________
5) _____________
boat
_____________
plane

5. Older Forms of Transportation
Years ago people depended on walking riding donkeys carts and bicycles to travel. Those forms of transportation used took a long time and/or energy to reach their destination.

6. Modern Forms of Transportation
Modern Transportation gives people the ability to go where they want to go and when quicker and in less time than before.

7. Categories of Transportation
Transportation can be divided into 2 categories.
Internal Transport
External Transport

8. Internal Transport
Internal Transport is when movement is taken place within a island, county, state, etc.
Some popular forms of internal transport are bicycles, motorcycles, buses and cars.

9. External Transport
External Transportation is any type of transportation used to travel out of country, county or state as in the case of larger countries.
Some forms of external transportation include airplanes, trains, ships, buses or cars.

10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Transportation System.
Land Transportation
Advantages
Disadvantages
Easy to operate
Affordable
convenient
Roadways take up large amounts of land
Consumes a large amount of the earth’s fossil fuels
Fixed routes are sometimes incovenient.

11. Water Transportation Less pollution to the public.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Less pollution to the public.
Large amounts of bulk cargo is easy to move.
Vessels are safely powered by nuclear energy.
Oil tanks and nuclear waste present environmental risk if oil spills.

12. Air Transportation Usually faster than Land or water.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Usually faster than Land or water.
Requires a huge amount of fuel.
Usually more expensive the Water or Land.

13. Parts of the car

15. Air Cleaner (Filter)
The Air-Cleaner filters or cleans the air before it can be used in the car engine.

16. Battery The battery has two main functions these are
to start the car engine
To operate the electrical such as the park lights and the radio when the engine is not running.

17. Oil Dipstick
The Oil-Dipstick is used to measure the amount of oil in the car engine.

18. Radiator
The Radiator stores the coolant and helps in the cooling of the engine.

19. Alternator
The alternator charges the battery and operates all electrical equipment while the engine is running

20. The Power Steering Reservoir
The Power Steering Reservoir stores the Power Steering fluid.

21. Suspension
The Front and Rear Suspension supports the car body and provides support for the wheels.

22. Muffler (Exhaust)
The Muffler discharges the exhaust gases and reduces the noise of the engine.

23. Steering Wheel

24. Brakes

25. Headlamps