geography and infrastructure of the high speed rail
DESCRIPTION
"Geography and Infrastructure of the High Speed Rail" is a PowerPoint for primary and secondary students that provides an overview of the geographical components needed to be taken into consideration when determining placement of and building a high speed rail. It also highlights different infrastructural components. Additionally, this lesson can be paired with a "Train Traffic Control Computer" activity.TRANSCRIPT
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ROADS, RAILS AND RACE CARS:Geography and Infrastructure of the High Speed Rail
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Who remembers what is a High Speed Rail?
• Transportation that uses electric trains that can travel at very high speeds
• Provides a friendlier alternative than common transportation methods
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Where are High Speed Rails?
• Asia• Japan
• Europe• France• Germany• Spain
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• The United States is in the beginning stages of making a high speed rail system
• Japan already has theirs up and running• Look at the size and
population differences of Japan versus the US
• Important to think about the geographical differences• < Mountains• > Plain Lands
Size Comparison
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Japan’s High Speed Rail• In Japan, High Speed Trains (bullet trains) are called
Shinkansen • The Japanese rail system acts similarly to our air
system• Seating arrangement/placement• Ticket purchasing
Ordinary Seat First Class Seat
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Ticket Purchasing• Online
• Vending Machine
• In person
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What was another country that has a High Speed Rail?
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What connects Germany to the High Speed Rail?
• 1899 is when German engineers sought out the first high speed rail
• Further questions…
• What would be some differences between European and Japanese rails?
• What would be some differences between the United States and foreign or international rails?
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Geography of Rails• What could be some things that rails could
experience in different parts of the world?• Snow• Wind• Water
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Dangers with High Speed Rails
• What happens when a train is going too fast for a rail?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFGs6hieZg4
• The train in this video was going approximately 100 mph on a track that is designed for 50 mph
• It was also near a platform
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Positives with High Speed Rail
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Signaling • Used to prevent collisions • Separate versus shared tracks
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Terminals• There are different sizes of terminals• The larger the city, the larger the terminal
• With larger terminals, more traffic control is needed
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Terminals
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Activity – Computer Simulation• Get a laptop when instructed• Go to the website:
http://alltraingames.com/ • Complete the simulation of “Train
Traffic Control”• Track the amount of money you earn• Write down totals at the end of each round• Person with the most money wins