Changes in Means of Transport — Flashcards

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Means of transport are the things we use to travel from one place to another. They also carry goods. Examples: bus, boat, bicycle, and airplane.

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Early humans walked from one place to another. Later, they used animals like horses, donkeys, and camels to travel and carry goods.

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The wheel made transport easier. People could make carts pulled by animals to carry heavy things. It led to the invention of cycles, cars, and buses.

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Road transport includes vehicles that move on roads. Examples: cycle, car, bus, truck, and rickshaw. Roads can be made of mud, stone, or tar.

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Cycle, scooter, car, bus, and truck. These vehicles move on roads and carry people or goods.

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Rail transport means vehicles that run on iron tracks. Trains, metro trains, and bullet trains are examples. They carry many people over long distances.

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A metro train is a fast electric train that runs in big cities. It helps people travel from one part of the city to another quickly.

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People used logs, rafts, and canoes to cross rivers. Rafts were made of wood and bamboo. Canoes were hollow tree trunks that could carry people and goods.