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Difficulty: EasyTransportation, Trade, and Economic Groupings in Africa

Match each African transport corridor with the coastal port city that serves as its primary maritime trade gateway.

  • Northern Corridor (serving Uganda and Rwanda)Mombasa
  • Central Corridor (serving Burundi and Tanzania)Dar es Salaam
  • Beira Corridor (serving Zimbabwe and Zambia)Beira
  • Trans-Kalahari Corridor (serving Botswana)Walvis Bay

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Northern Corridor matches with Mombasa; Central Corridor matches with Dar es Salaam; Beira Corridor matches with Beira; Trans-Kalahari Corridor matches with Walvis Bay.
Each key African economic transport corridor links specific landlocked hinterlands to major coastal port gateways. The Northern Corridor connects East African interior states to Mombasa, Kenya; the Central Corridor connects interior states to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; the Beira Corridor connects Southern African interior states to Beira, Mozambique; and the Trans-Kalahari Corridor connects Botswana to Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the maritime terminus for the East African Northern Corridor route.
The Northern Corridor connects landlocked Uganda and Rwanda to the port of Mombasa in Kenya.
Mombasa is the principal deep-water seaport serving the Northern Corridor infrastructure network.
2
Identify the maritime terminus for the East African Central Corridor route.
The Central Corridor connects Burundi and central Tanzania to the port of Dar es Salaam.
Dar es Salaam serves as the primary coastal economic outlet for the Central Corridor.
3
Identify the maritime terminus for the Beira Corridor in Southern Africa.
The Beira Corridor connects Zimbabwe and surrounding interior regions to the port of Beira in Mozambique.
Beira provides the nearest Indian Ocean gateway for landlocked trade along this transit route.
4
Identify the maritime terminus for the Trans-Kalahari Corridor.
The Trans-Kalahari Highway links Botswana to the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia.
Walvis Bay is the Atlantic ocean trade gateway terminating the Trans-Kalahari Corridor.

Key Concept

African Regional Transport Corridors and Seaport Gateways
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Transportation, Trade, and Economic Groupings in Africa

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