Most common type of transport used for transporting people and goods, especially over short distances
Road Transport
State two ways that transport has improved as a result of technological advances.
It´s faster and safer
Tertiary sector services are located near consumers and provided on demand.
TRUE
The ____________________ network in Spain is made up of 165 686 km of roads. It’s a radial network with Madrid at its centre. However, the government intends to expand this network to improve direct links between other cities.
Road
Important for transporting within cities.
Rail Transport
State the three important areas where tourism has an impact.
Economy, landscape and environment
Transport infrastructure takes care of natural landscapes.
False
Transport infrastructure led to drastic changes in the landscape.
Spain’s ____________________ network has 16 000 km of track, of which 3 000 km is high-speed track. Spain has the most extensive high-speed rail network in Europe. It’s the second biggest in the world, after that of China.
railway
Slower form of transport, but it’s cheaper and can carry heavy or bulky loads.
Maritime transport
Name some of the different types of tourism.
Cultural, nature,, beach theme parks and cruises
Foreign or international trade takes place within a country.
false
Foreign or international trade takes place between two or more countries
Spain has 52 ____________________. The busiest, Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport, is used by more than 53.4 million passengers each year. Barcelona-El Prat is used by 47.2 million, and Palma de Mallorca 27.9 million. Along Spain’s approximately 8 000 km of coastline, there are important ____________________, such as in Valencia, Algeciras, and Bilbao.
Airports
Ports
Most expensive type of transport.
Air Transport
What’s the name given to buying and selling products and services on the Internet?
E- commerce
More than 75% of the active population in Spain work in the tertiary sector.
true
Trade and retail employs more than 7% of Spain’s active population. More than half of these people work for small ____________________businesses. Spain has a trade ____________________: there are more imports than exports. Most of Spain’s foreign trade is with other ____________________ and the UK. There’s also trade with Latin America, Japan, China and the United States.
retail
deficit
EU members
Made up of hubs and spokes.
Transport links
What’s trade?
buying and selling of products or services
Manufacturing generates more money than trade and employs many people.
false:
Trade generates more money than manufacturing and employs many people.
Spain ____________________ energy sources and industrial machinery. Its ____________________ include fruit, vegetables and other food products such as wine, olive oil and cheese. Spain also exports transport ____________________ and equipment
import
export