SS2 Commerce Lesson Note on Transportation

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TOPIC: Transportation.

CONTENT: (i) meaning (II) importance (III) Forms: land, water, Air, pipeline

Sub-Topic 1: Meaning of Transportation

Transportation as an aid to trade is very important in helping goods and services get to the consumers. Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. It involves different means by which people and goods are moved from one place to another. Transportation also facilitate the transfer of raw materials like cotton, cassava etc. from source to where they are needed.

EVALUATION

Explain the meaning of transportation.

Sub-Topic 2: Importance of Transportation

Transportation is essential for the following reasons:

1. Availability of Raw Materials to Producers

With the aid of transportation, raw materials extracted are easily transported through the various means of transportation to industries or locations where they are processed into finished or semi-finished products. For instance, crude oil cannot be processed into fuel, kerosene etc without the help of transportation.

2. Facilitates International Trade.

Transportation has aided the movement of goods and services from one country to another. For instance, electronic product like radio, refrigerator, computer set etc have been imported from Japan to Nigeria with the aid of transportation.

3. Employment Opportunities

Transportation is one of the main employers of labour, especially in the countries where white collar jobs are hard to come by (get). Many graduates work in Transportation Company like ‘the young shall grow’, ‘Edegbe Line’, and ‘Libra Motor’ and so on. Also, countless number of Nigerians survives as motorcyclist, tricyclists, taxi drivers etc.

4. Mobility of Workers

Workers from different parts of the country can be moved from one place to another with the aid of various means of transportation. For instance a worker residing in Benin can easily get to his/her place of work in Warri without much ado (delay).

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