3.1B Transport and technology

• Technology developments in the 19th century led to the development of the telegraph, telephone, and radio which prompted and increased globalisation.
• the 20th century saw the discovery of jet aircrafts, containerisation and the internet
• Containerisation = the use of large shipping containers to transport goods globally. (First ship was the Ideal-X)
• containerisation benefits =

  • reduced transport costs for goods
  • sped up the speed of goods traded
  • Process is easily mechanised
  • reduced labour costs
  • reduced losses from theft
• Shrinking world = The physical distance between places remains unchanged, but new technologies reduce the time taken to transport goods/people/communicate information. (Time-space compression)