๐TOPIC 08:TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
The meaning of the concept
Transport means the movement of goods, people and services from one place to another. Transport is an important aid to economic activities like trade, agriculture, lumbering, Fishing, Industry etc.
Types of transport
There are three main forms of transport which are;
- Land transport
- Air transport
- Water transport
Land transport refers to the movement of goods and people from one place to another on land surface. The major means of transport on land are;-
- Human transport
- Animal transport
- Road transport
- Railway transport
- Pipe line
Human portage
Refers to the transportation of people, goods and services by using human muscle power in the form of walking or running.
It’s the most common type of transport used by the majority of the people in various parts of the world.
This is because most of the parts of the world are remote, severely lacking capital and skills to put in place modern methods of transport.