Rarely do natural resources, economic activities, and markets coexist. Transport, communication, and commerce create links between centres of production and centres of consumption. The mass production and exchange system is complex. Each region produces the products best suited to it. The exchange of such goods is dependent upon transportation and communication. Similarly, the high standard of living and quality of life depend on efficient transportation, communications, and commerce. Historically, transportation and communication utilised the same methods. Today, however, both have acquired specialised forms. Trade is enabled by a network of links and carriers provided by transport.

Transport refers to the movement of people and things from one location to another using various methods like walking, riding animals, or using vehicles. These movements can happen on land (like by car or train), on water (like by boat or ship), in the air (like by plane), or through pipelines (like for oil or gas).

Each type of transport has its own uses. For example, ships are good for moving large amounts of goods across oceans, cars and trucks are good for shorter distances on land, trains are useful for carrying heavy and bulky goods over land for long distances, and airplanes are great for moving people and goods quickly over long distances. Pipelines are useful for moving liquids and gases.

Transport is organised to help meet the needs of people in a society, like getting to work or school, receiving goods from far away, or for military purposes. An effective transport system helps different parts of a country or the world connect with each other, which can promote cooperation and unity among people.

Land Transport

Roadways