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  The wheel was invented in sumeria at about 3000bc. By 2500BC, they had invented the spoked wheel used on horse drawn chariots. The chariot was used in Mesopotamia at around 2000BC and later spread to Egypt, Persia, Rome, china, Africa and Europe. The cart or wagon pulled by humans or animals was the first wheeled vehicle. The wheeled wagons and carts created the need for roads Today many types of wheels are in use. For example, the steering wheel for cars, turbines for jet engines and gyroscopes used in the automobile pilot technology. Ways in which the invention of the wheel impacted on road transport More roads were constructed to use wheel vehicles for transport Road transport became faster and efficient Bigger loads could be carried hence was cost effective – profitable It made the use of motor engine driven vehicles possible It enabled man to move over long distance to disseminated ideas and interact RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ...

what is water transport? Water transport is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. water transport is the movement of people and goods by boats, ships, barge or sailboat across ocean, sea, lake, canal or river or through other modes of water transportation types of water transport Inland waterways Inland waterways comprise waterways within the continents or countries such as lakes, canals, and rivers. Inland waterways are sometimes known as internal water transport. Inland waterways can be artificial or natural depending on whether they are man-made or not. For example, rivers like the Congo River in Central Africa can be referred to as natural waterways since they are not made or modified by humans. On the other hand canals such as the Suez Canal and st Lawrence canal in North America are referred to as artificial waterways because they have been constructed by humans. Ocean waterways Ocean waterways or open water transport refers to transportation that is carried out in the o...

  Cairo I one of the largest cities in Africa and the middle east. It is located at the focal point of a river and other land routes. The city has a high day population of over 15 million people. It was built in 1964 AD at a sight of a Roman fortress and an earlier Greek settlement. The city became the national capital of Egypt in 1863 and it has now spread long a low spur of the Mokotam on the tight bank of the Nile to cover nearby 20km2 It’s a major commercial, recreational, residential, educational as well as a major tourist resort. FACTORS FOR THE GROWTH OF CAIRO Its location at the focal point of the early caravan routes of Tunisia, Jerusalem as well as Asia minor Such location gave Cairo a good command of this trade thereby attracting people from North and West Africa, Asia and the middle east , and others. It's from this commercial background that the city grew and expanded to its present state. The gentle relief of the area This gentle relief aided the construction of set...

Road transport is a very popular mode of transport used by suppliers and businesses to deliver orders. Many transport companies provide scheduled delivery days and next day delivery services, depending upon your needs. Goods can be packed/grouped in containers which are also used for sea transportation.  The following are Disadvantages of road transport are: road Transport is subject to traffic delays. due to congestion and narrow roads the road transport is subject to delays caused by high traffic and this can lead to destruction of perishable goods such as vegetables and flowers. road transport is Unsuitable for Long Distance and Bulky loads. as compared to air transport the road transport is very slow for long distances and as compared to water transport the road transport carry less amount of cargo. road transport is only suitable for short distances and for limited amount of cargo. This mode of transport is unsuitable and costly for transporting cheap and bulky goods over long...

Transport refers to the physical movement of people and commodities from one place to another. The advantages aim of transport are: to encourage the spread of new ideas, that is to say, innovations and inventions encouraging both agricultural growth, industrial growth, and expansion to encourage surplus production through exports to facilitate the exploitation of natural resources for example forests, minerals, potential reach agricultural land and fishing (water resources) to reduce wastage especially in areas of overproduction to bring together people and their various needs, that is to say services and facilities to increase the volume of goods and services especially from areas of overproduction (surplus) to areas of scarcity There are four forms of transport namely, road transport, water, air, and railway transport. Other forms of transport include human porterage, traction, and animal transport. RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RU...

  Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods or material through a pipe. The best data, in 2014, gives a total of slightly less than 3.5 million km of pipeline in 120 countries of the world. The United States had 65%, Russia had 8%, and Canada had 3%, thus 75% of all pipeline was in three countries. Liquid petroleum pipelines are usually the only feasible way to transport significant volumes by land over long distances. Without pipelines, our streets and highways would be overwhelmed by the trucks trying to keep up with the nation’s demand for petroleum products.  It would take a constant line of tanker trucks, about 750 per day, loading up and moving out every two minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to move the volume of even a modest pipeline. The railroad equivalent of this single pipeline would be a train of 75 2,000-barrel tank rail cars every day. Almost all-natural gas is moved by pipeline.  The following are reasons why  Kenyan government are e...