Transportation Systems and the Economy ss8CG2a, b, c Interstate Highway System
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- Georgia’s interstate highway system was built to
- Airplane traffic through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
- Make a prediction of what would happen to business in Georgia if Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport closed. Include at least two examples of how it would affect the state.
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SS8CG2a, b, c Interstate Highway System Georgia’s transportation systems are important to the state’s economy. Without the highways, it would be hard to move goods and people around the state. Many people use the interstate highways daily to get from their homes to their jobs. The highways join the state’s major cities and join the state with the rest of the county. Georgia, which ranks tenth in the United States in number of superhighways, has fifteen interstate highways. The interstate highways were built to make it easier for the military to move soldiers and vehicles. It also allowed businesses to grow. Interstates 20, 75, and 85 all go through Atlanta helping to make it a center for transportation in the state. Two very important north-south highways also pass through the state. I-95, which runs from Florida to Maine, goes through Georgia’s coastal area. Traveling on I-75, one can go from Miami northwest into Michigan. On these highways, you will find people traveling to their jobs or on vacation and many semi-trucks brining goods across the country. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. It is named after two former mayors of Atlanta: William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson. Hartsfield founded the airport in 1925 and became its first commissioner. Maynard Jackson’s name was added to the airport’s name in 2003, following his death. He was first elected mayor in 1974 and served three terms. He was the first African American mayor of a major southern city. Daily, more than 1,000 airplanes pass through the airport. Flights leaving the airport go to every continent except Antarctica and Australia. You can even fly to Johannesburg, South Africa, which is a fifteen hour and twenty-five minute flight, the longest flight departing Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The airport covers 4,700 acres and has five runways. The fifth was opened in May 2006, to handle the growing air traffic through the city. Another control tower was added for the air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers are responsible for aircraft that are taking off, landing, or are in the surrounding air space. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is an important part of Georgia’s economy. Thousands of business travelers pass through every day. Not only people fly from the airport. Mail and other cargo are sent, too. Twenty different companies send goods through the airport. The airport itself employs over 55,000 people and is the largest employer in Georgia. There are over 200 shops and restaurants located in the airport. Georgia’s Deepwater Ports Georgia’s economy is driven in part by its two deepwater ports which are managed by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). Located in Savannah and Brunswick, the ports open up the state for trade and commerce with the world. Goods that are made in Georgia can be easily moved to world markets through its different ports. Savannah is the site of two terminals, the Garden City terminal and the Ocean terminal. A terminal is a freight station where a ship can be loaded or unloaded. The Garden City terminal is a site for major container operations. A large container is packed with goods made in another country. It is loaded on a ship and brought to the United States. After the ship arrives, the containers are taken off the ship and taken to companies in the U.S. Goods made in the U.S. are taken to other countries in the same manner. The Garden City terminal handles general cargo from around the world. Toys made in japan might come through the Garden City terminal. The Ocean terminal handles automobiles and other wheeled equipment. Brunswick has three terminals: Mayor’s Point, Colonel’s Island, and Marine Port terminals. Mayor’s Point terminal handles general cargo like the Garden City terminal in Savannah. Automobiles and dry bulk commodities come through the Colonel’s Island terminal. Commodities are economic goods such as products of agriculture or mining when delivered for shipment. Marine Port terminal also handles bulk and general goods, however, it is run by a private company. The other terminals are run by the Georgia Ports Authority. In addition to the deepwater ports, the GPA controls river transportation in the western part of the state. Two terminals are important parts of the river transportation system: Bainbridge Inland Barge terminal and Columbus Inland Barge terminal. The Columbus Inland Barge terminal handles liquid commodities like crude il and petroleum products. The Bainbridge Inland Barge terminal is on the Flint River which joins the Chattahoochee River forming the Apalachicola River which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. This terminal handles all kinds of goods and lets these goods move down river, into the oceans and across the world. These three transportation systems work together to keep Georgia’s economy working. The highways, airports, and deepwater ports keep goods and people moving through the state. Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each of the statements below.
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