Question

Differentiate between:

Waterways and Airways.

Answer 1

Waterways	Airways
(i) Development of water transport needs courted areas with broken coastlines.	(i) Development of airways needs a favourable climate, advanced technology and plain land for airports.
(ii) This is the cheapest mode of transport.	(ii) This is an expensive mode of transport.
(iii) Heavy and bulky goods are transported, e.g., minerals, oil, coal, machinery, etc.	(iii) Light, perishable and expensive goods are transported, e.g., electronic goods, gold, silver, fish, dairy products, etc.
(iv) Water transport is a slow mode of transportation.	(iv) Air transport is a fast mode of transportation.
(v) More used for goods transport than for passenger transport.	(v) More used for passenger transport than for goods transport.