Georgia StudiesLesson 32: Transportation Systems and the EconomySS8G2.a, b, c

Interstate Highway System

• GA’s transportation systems are important to the state’s economy

• Without highways would be hard to move goods and people around the state

• Join state’s major cities and join state to rest of the country

• Ranks 10th in U.S. in number of superhighways• 15 interstate highways

Interstate Highway System cont’d…

• Eisenhower created the system for the purpose of moving the military easier in case of an attack

• For every 5 miles of interstate 1 mile has to be straight in case an aircraft needs to land

• I-95 runs from Florida to Maine• I-75 runs from Miami northwest into Michigan• Even numbered highways runs east and west;

odd numbered highways runs north and south

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

• One of the busiest in the world• GA’s largest employer; more than 55,000

employees• Named after two former mayors of Atlanta:

William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson• Founded in 1925 (by Hartsfield); Jackson’s

name added in 2003• Jackson was 1st African American mayor of a

major southern city; elected in 1974 and served 3 terms

Georgia’s Deepwater Ports

• Has 2 deepwater ports• Drives GA’s economy• Located in Savannah and Brunswick• Ports open up the state for trade and commerce with the

world• Savannah has 2 terminals; Brunswick has 3• Terminal: is a freight station where a ship can be

loaded/unloaded• Two additional terminals: Bainbridge Inland Barge and

Columbus Inland Barge

Lesson Practice

Question 1

1. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is

A. Home to three busy runwaysB. Named after a former governor of GAC. The state’s largest employerD. An airport for passengers, not cargo

Question 2

2. Georgia’s interstate highway system was built to

A. Help move the military through the stateB. Bring tourism to the stateC. Move goods through the stateD. Make it the state’s transportation leader

Question 3

3. Airplane traffic through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

A. Is for human passengers, not cargoB. Goes to every continent in the worldC. Has been slowing in the past ten yearsD. Numbers more than 1,000 planes daily

Question 4

4. Georgia’s deepwater ports

A. Might close because air traffic is more important

B. Open the state for trade with the worldC. Are only for goods coming into the state, not

leavingD. Are mainly for automobiles