Theory question 103
Transport, Trade and Tourism(a) Identify any four ocean routes used in world trade (b) In what four ways has water transportation contributed to economic development? (c) State four ways of improving transportation on inland waterways.
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(a) North Atlantic route; Mediterranean-Asiatic (Suez Canal) route; Cape of Good Hope route; South Atlantic route; North Pacific route; Panama Canal route.
(b) Cheap movement of bulky goods (oil, ores, grain) between countries; growth of world trade and export production; growth of port towns; employment; foreign exchange and government revenue; cultural contact.
(c) Dredging channels; clearing water weeds; building dams and locks to keep a steady depth; cutting canals to straighten routes; navigational aids; better boats and river ports; training of personnel.
Name the routes by the oceans and canals they use.