Question

rivers as a mode of transportation : prepare a write up

Answer 1

a type of transportation that moves passengers and cargo primarily by internal waterways, both natural, including rivers and lakes, and man-made, including canals, reservoirs, and lock sections on rivers. River routes are subdivided into mainline, interregional, and local. Mainline routes include international routes and are used in foreign trade shipping by several countries; examples are the Danube, Oder, Rhine, Amur, Paraguay, and Niger rivers. Interregional routes facilitate shipping between major regions within a country; examples are the Volga, Yangtze, and Mississippi rivers. Local routes are used for intraregional links