SS8G2 The student will explain how the Interstate Highway System, Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport, and Georgia’s deepwater ports help drive the state’s economy.
• a. Explain how the three transportation systems interact to provide domestic and
international goods to the people of Georgia.
b. Explain how the three transportation systems interact to provide producers
and service providers in Georgia with national and international markets.
c. Explain how the three transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians.
• Transportation and Growth
• Ga has a vast network of interstate highways and railways that criss-cross the state. This network allows the movement of goods and people not only within the state but through the state at a rapid pace.
• Ga has one of the worlds largest and the U.S.A.’s busiest airport in Atlanta. It connects Ga with the world.
• The deepwater ports at Savannah and Brunswick connect Ga to the world by allowing mountains of cargo to be imported into the U.S.A. Item too large in size or quantity can be loaded onto ships and once docked at these ports, the items can be transported anywhere.
• This extensive transportation system provides industries with tremendous import and export opportunities as well as furnishing Georgians with items from around the globe.
Thousands of Georgians from dockhands to truck drivers to aircraft maintenance workers owe their jobs to the transportation network located in Ga
• a. Explain how the three transportation systems interact to provide domestic and
international goods to the people of Georgia.
b. Explain how the three transportation systems interact to provide producers
and service providers in Georgia with national and international markets.
c. Explain how the three transportation systems provide jobs for Georgians.
• Transportation and Growth
• Ga has a vast network of interstate highways and railways that criss-cross the state. This network allows the movement of goods and people not only within the state but through the state at a rapid pace.
• Ga has one of the worlds largest and the U.S.A.’s busiest airport in Atlanta. It connects Ga with the world.
• The deepwater ports at Savannah and Brunswick connect Ga to the world by allowing mountains of cargo to be imported into the U.S.A. Item too large in size or quantity can be loaded onto ships and once docked at these ports, the items can be transported anywhere.
• This extensive transportation system provides industries with tremendous import and export opportunities as well as furnishing Georgians with items from around the globe.
Thousands of Georgians from dockhands to truck drivers to aircraft maintenance workers owe their jobs to the transportation network located in Ga