1. Advantages and Disadvantages
TRANSPORT
Advantages and Disadvantages

2. TRANSPORT BY ROAD Relatively cheap and fast over short distances
Advantages
Disadvantages
Relatively cheap and fast over short distances
Maximum flexibility with door-to-door service
Not subject to fixed timetables
Routes can be changed at short notice
________ over long distances
The weight of each load is limited
Subject to _________due to road traffic, road accidents, strikes and bad weather
Causes air__________and other forms of environmental damage

3. Transport by rail Faster than road transport for long journeys
Advantages
Disadvantages
Faster than road transport for long journeys
Suitable for bulk goods
Causes less _ _ l _ _ _ _ _n than other means of transport
Not subject to delays due to bad weather conditions
Slower and more expensive over short distances than road transport
Lack of flexibility as routes are fixed
Subject to timetable and delays due to (scioperi) and manpower problem
Nedd for additional forms of transport and from the railway station

4. Sea transport Can transport almost____________siz e and weight
Advantages
Disadvantages
Can transport almost____________siz e and weight
cheaper than air transport
Particularly suitable for________distances
Slow
Need for__________forms of transport to and from the port
Subject to weather conditions and timetables
Any__________accident can have serious problems on the environment

5. Transport by air Very_______over long distances
Advantages
Disadvantages
Very_______over long distances
Suitable for urgently required, perishable good
Very expensive/cheap
Suitable only for goods of limited weights and sizes
Subject to delays due to bad weather, strikes and technical problems
Need for additional forms of transport ___ and ______ the airport