Transport geography

At the most basic level, humans move and thus interact with each other by walking, but transportation geography typically studies more complex regional or global systems of transportation that include multiple interconnected modes like public transit, personal cars, bicycles, freight railroads, the Internet, airplanes and more.

[1] Increasingly since the 19th century, transportation is seen as a way cities, countries or firms compete with each other in a variety of spaces and contexts.

For moving people who prefer to minimize travel time and maximize comfort and convenience, road and air are the most common modes in use.

Geographers consider a wide range of modes that may be grouped into three broad categories based on the medium they exploit: land, water and air.

Each mode has its own requirements and features, and is adapted to serve the specific demands of freight and passenger traffic.

Strategic chokepoints around the world have continued to play significant roles in maritime industry.

Besides an increase in population, another problem is vehicles overloading the network of highways and arterial streets.