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Give two reasons for the "means of transport" being called the lifelines of a nation's economy.
Topic: Importance of transport
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(1) They carry the raw material to the factory and the finished goods to the consumer — the circulation on which every economic activity lives. (2) They move people and produce seamlessly across the country, binding farm, factory and market into one economy.
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