Environmental-Transport

• What were the types of transport in Maltese history?

  Omnibus, Train, Bicycle, Tram, Buses, autombile, Gozo ferry
• What type of transport was invented in 1857?

  Omnibus
• When was the train invented?

  1883
• What was invented in 1890?

  The bicycle
• When was the tram introduced to Malta?

  1904
• When were buses introduced to Malta?

  1905
• When was the automobile first started being used in Malta?

  1906
• What transport was introduced to Malta in 1921?

  The Gozo ferry
• What did the train bring to the Maltese?

  It brought along more accesibility along the main routes as it passed from Valletta to Notabile (Mdina). This increased services, trade, socialisation and recreational occasions. The train was referred to as "Vapur tal-art"
• What did the tram use to work?

  electricity
• What were the means of transport that offered no pollution?

  The omnibus, cart, Karozzin and bicycle
• What did the buses bring to Malta?

  They offered more accessibility and had no fixed routes like the train and tram and therefore, people could travel more and go inside settlements.
• What are the means of transport no longer used in Malta?

  Omnibus, train and tram
• What is a ring road?

  Many roads connecting to a circular space
• What is an avenue?

  A straight road having shrubs on both sides of the road, usually of the same species. Example Saqajja Hill in Rabat.
• What is a bypass?

  This is a road or highway that avoids or bypasses a built up area or town or village to let through traffic flow without interference with local traffic to reduce congestion in the built up area.
• What is a flyover?

  A flyover is a bridge or road that crosses over another road or railway..
• What are the social effects of transport on the social environment?

  Mobility gaps, accidents, reduced areas for recreation, inequality of access
• what are mobility gaps?

  The poor, the disabled and children are not mobile and require more attention as regards transport.
• What are the reduced area of recreation?

  airports and railway tracks occupy land that can be used for recreational purposes.
• What is inequality of access?

  Not everyone can access the same places in the same way due to cost and lack of infrastructure.
• What are the environmental factors that transport brings about?

  Pollution, acid rain, Global warming and health problems
• What pollution will transport bring?

  Transport will lead to various forms of pollution- cars, trains and aeroplanes lead to air pollution, ships lead to sea pollution and all of them contribute to noise pollution.
• What will lead to acid rain?

  Nitrogen oxides from transports will lead to acid rain.
• How does transport cause health problems?

  Particulates from transport might lead to asthma