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a)Transport is carrying of goods or people from one place to another while communication is the transmission of messages and words.
b)i.-Tran African highway from Mombasa to lagos.
-The great north from cape town to cairo.
-Trans sahara highway from lagos to tunis
ii)-Some miners are interrupted by waterfalls and rapids so are not navigable throughout.
-Some rivers are seasonal and fluctuate in volume during the dry season .
-Some rivers flow through climatically hostile ares for example river congo.
-Most of the rivers flow through shallow or too short therefore unsuitable for navigation.
-Some of the rivers flow through climatically hostile areas which are eg little economic significance.
-Many rivers tend to meander especially on the flood plain making distances longer than on land.
c)-It is a source of employment –Due to increased traffic of raw materials and finished products many jobs have been created in the industrial and transport sectors.
-Production of H.E.P there are four dams and the Niagara falls where power is generated for use in homes and industries.
-Development of towns – many towns have grown up along the sea way of ports.
-This has encouraged agricultural production to feed the urban population.
-Ease transport- the sea way has opened up the interior parts of north A merica and has made transport of goods very easy.
-Promotion of trade-the sea way has encouraged the growth of trade between U.S.A , Canada and the rest of the world.
d)i.Regional trade – is exchange of goods and services between neighbouring countries within a region
ii)-Establishment of export processing zones to produce goods for export (with 10years tax holiday)
-Reducing import duties on raw materials meant for production of export of goods and excise duty for export.
-Encouraging foreign investors to establish industries in Kenya for production of export goods.
-Removal of trade barriers to facilitate export trade licences promptly.
-Attending overseas trade fares and international exhibitions to display and market Kenyan goods.
-Promoting townism through external campaigns.
-Signing trade agreement s with other countries eg E.A.C, COMESA etc
-Encouraging production of high quality products to meet international standards.
-Improving transport and communication network to encourage the growth of trade eg road, railway, air transport and faster internet connectivity through the fibre cable.
Githiari answered the question on September 14, 2017 at 14:59
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