Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

  Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea covering a distance of 160 km. It was constructed in 1969 by a French company. It has a width of 62 km depth of 10 m it accommodates 20,000 ships, 80,000 tonnes in a year and it is used by European countries, Middle East countries for handling exports and imports. Importance of Suez Canal Promotion of trade by exports, imports, passengers for Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Promotion of transport and reducing transport costs for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Source of government revenue by taxing people and companies like custom duties and at ports like port Said, Alexandria. Growth of urban centres because of population increase and industries activities like port Said and port Alexandria. Development of the tourism industry like in Sinai peninsular, Persian Gulf, construction work, and because of increased income like Mt. Olive. Resource exploitation like mining of oil, iron ore around the Red Sea, Pers...

  A port is an area at the coast handling imports, exports, and passengers connecting the interior the coast and other countries. Rotterdam's port is found in the Netherlands . Holland at the North Sea and mouth of River Rhine . It is called Euro port because it’s used in the month it is used by European countries in the Rhine lands like Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It is called an eater port because of handles many ports and it serves the most productive industrialized and developed areas of Western Europe . It was constructed by Holland with assistance from other European Union member countries. Importance of Rotterdam port. Employment opportunities leading to increased standards of living like traders in industries, the transport sector. Promotion of trade both internal and external around Rotterdam with countries like Germany and Switzerland . International relations and regional corporations leading to international trade for Rhineland countries. Source ...