CRITICAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION,

SUEZ CANAL AND PANAMA CANAL

Presented by
Kriti Sahu(109)
Mamta Pahilwani(101)
Ajinkya Thanekar(117)
Akanksha Bansal(85)
Mohd. Inzanamul Haque(93)
 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
Transport is a branch of geography that particularly investigates
the movement of and connections between people, goods or
information on the Earth's surface and provides accessiblity to
market,labor and resources.

Transport includes many modes like roadways,waterways

pipelines ,ports and canals which makes travelling easier.

Communication has primarily been viewed as geographically

important because it circulates through spaces and because it
represents places.
 FACTORS THAT IMPACT
TRANSPORTATION
• Environmental factors
• Economical factors
• Technological factors
• Physical factors
• Tightening budgets
• Social factors
 Methods of Transport

Methods of
transport

Land Water Air

transportation transportation transportation

Motor and
Human Animal Railway Inland water Ocean
truck Pipelines
porterage transport transport transport transport
transport
 SUEZ CANAL
 An artificial sea-level.
 Canal itself is 101 miles long and
984 feet wide.
 Napoleon Bonaparte considered
building it.
 Constructed by SUEZ CANAL Co.
 Called as Life Line of Britain.
 Nationalized by the Egyptian
government in 1956
Factors affecting transport & communication
from Suez canal
 No locks because Mediterranean Sea and the Red
Sea's Gulf of Suez have approximately the same
water level.
 it supports 8% of the world's shipping traffic
 Reduces transit time for world trade.
 The Suez Canal can accommodate ships with a
vertical height of 62 feet.
 Ports connected by suez:
Eden, Naples, Marcrleas, Mumbai, Colombo,
Singapore, Kelang, Australian ports.
ROUTE REDUCED AFTER SUEZ CANAL
 Drawbacks:
 Small size of the canal.

 Surrounded by desert.

 Toll paid to Egyptian government is very high.

 Waiting time for ships due to traffic jam.

 Surrounded by politically unstable countries.

 Panama Canal Route
 Unique location at the narrowest point
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
 It has had a far-reaching effect on world
economic and commercial developments
throughout most of this century
 Constructed by USA nationalized by
Panama Government
 A Gateway to the Pacific- opened in 1914
 A key conduit for international maritime
trade
 It cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and
it takes 6-8 hours to cross the Panama
Canal
 Artificial 48-mile waterway; Length- 77.1-
km; the current locks- 33.5 meters wide
 Approximately 48 ships can pass in one day
 Panama Canal Route

Connections From:
 East coast of North America to West Coast of North America
(Reduces distance by 12000km- Cape Horn Route).
 West coast of South America to East North America and
west coast of Europe (North Atlantic Route).
 Europe to South East Asian and North Asian countries.
 West coast of Europe to west coast of North America.
 East coast of North America to the Asian Countries.
 Reduces distance between New York and San Francisco by
12,500km.
 New Zealand and Australia to developed countries of North
America and Western Europe.
ROUTE REDUCED AFTER PANAMA CANAL
Panama Canal Working
 Critical Factors That affect
Transportation in Panama canal
• Gatun Locks
• Port of Balboa
• Panamax cargo ships (65,000-80,000 tons dead wt)
• Tolls
• Efficiency and Maintenance (14,000 transactions/yr)
 Drawback:
 Panama is economically backward and sparsely populated
country.
 Countries surrounding Panama canal are underdeveloped.
 Passes through the hilly regions so the locking system is used.
 Toll is very high.
 Very few ports on call.