Question

mention two factors affecting the development of transport and communication system in assam

Answer 1

Transportation is a measure of the relations between areas and is, therefore, an essential aspect of geography” (Ullman, 1954: 311). The economic relations between areas are reflected in the character of transportation facilities and in the flow of traffic.

Wagner (1960: 129) has stated, “the routes along which men, materials, and messages move bind a society together.

Answer 2

These are:

(i) The Historical Factor:

This involves the location and patterns of systems, technological development, institutional development and settlement, and land-use patterns.

(ii) The Technological Factor:

The technological characteristics of each major transport mode are considered together with a discussion of the effects of technological advances.

(iii) The Physical Factor:

This includes physiographic controls upon route selection, and geological and climatic influences.

(iv) The Economic Factor:

The structure and nature of transport costs are examined, together with service quality and methods of pricing and charging.

(v) Political and Social Factors:

These include political motives for transport facilities; government involvement in capital, monopolies competition, safety, working conditions and coordination between modes, transport as an employer and social consequences of transport developments.

Geographical study of transport now has become technical, which deals with network analysis, commodity flow, transport costs, system analysis, planning, etc. Technicalities and special aspects of trans­portation, but discuss only the general pattern of world transport.

Transport systems, which are operated at the global scale, are the expansion of the need for links between both individual nations and trading blocs, and have complex networks. For the purpose of present analysis, i.e., world transportation patterns,