Development of Transport and Communication

Syllabus tag: KCSE | History and Government | Form 2 | Topic 11 Transport and Communication

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Describe traditional forms of transport and communication.
• Trace the development of land, water and air transport.
• Trace the development of communication from messengers to the internet.
• Explain the impact of these developments on society.

Summary

Transport moves people and goods; communication moves information. Both developed from human porterage, animals, canoes, drums and messengers to railways, motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and spacecraft, and from smoke signals to the telephone, radio, television and the internet. Each advance shortened distance in time, which changed how societies work.