(a) State six facilities a good seaport should have.
(b) In what four ways is transporting important to commerce?
Explanation
(a) Facilities of a good seaport:
(i) Should have deep water.
(ii) Should have a clear channel.
(iii) Should be able to supply oil, water, food, electricity and communication facilities, etc.
(iv) Should have government offices for customs control, immigration, emigration, police security, quarantine centres, etc.
(v) Should have commercial premises like warehouses, refrigerator stores, elevators.
(vi) Should have dry docks, workshops and maintenance facilities.
(vii) Cranes and forklifts for loading and offloading should be available.
(viii) Navigable aids like buoys, should be available.
(ix) Should have facilities for dredging.
(x) Should be easily accessible (good road and rail network).
(xi) Should have a good harbour.
(xii) Should have good terminals
(xiii) Should have good rescue facilities in case of a mishap.
(b) Four importance of Transport to Commerce
(i) It extends and widens the market for goods and services.
(ii) It encourages the distribution of goods from where they are produced to where they are consumed.
(iii) It encourages specialization — as it allows the firm to concentrate on the mainline of business.
(iv) It stimulates large scale production.
(v) It influences the location of industries.
(vi) It helps to increase sales
(vii) It facilitates the movement of people and raw materials.
(viii) It facilitates mobile advertisement.
(ix) It creates jobs for people thereby increasing their purchasing power/standard of living.
(x) It makes an available a variety of goods on the market.
(xi) It promotes International trade.