Name: Types of Settlements
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 38 s
Description: Humans thrive in many different environments and locations by building and establishing settlements. Let’s explore some of these human settlements.

Question

Describe the different types of waterways.

Accepted Answer

Waterways are the cheapest and most widely used means of transport to carry bulky goods over long distances. It comprises inland waterways and sea routes.

Inland waterways - These waterways use navigable rivers, lakes, and canals. Their development depends upon the depth and width of the waterway and continuity of flow. The Great Lakes along with the St Lawrence river is the largest and the busiest inland waterway in the world. Rivers like the Nile, the Amazon, the Mississippi, the Yangtze, the Rhine, and the Ganga are also important inland waterways. Most countries have interlinked their navigable rivers by constructing canals. The Suez, Panama, and the Kiel are well-known canals of the world.

Sea routes - Seas and oceans are used in transporting goods from one continent to another. The important sea routes are:

The North Atlantic route connects eastern North America and Western Europe, which is the busiest route in the world.

The Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean route connects the countries of Europe with East Africa, South Asia, and the Far East.

The Cape route was important before the construction of the Suez Canal.

Describe the different types of waterways.

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