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SS8E1 GA economy

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  • Name two ways Hartsfield Jackson airport improves Georgia's economy
    brings tourists, transports goods, provides jobs
  • Why is Georgia considered the major transportation hub of the South?
    Our 4 transportation systems can reach other states or even other countries quickly!
  • What is an advantage of the Savannah Port that enables truck drivers to get their loads out quickly?
    Two major interstates are adjacient to the port of Savannah. (I-95 and I-16)
  • Which form of transportation is best for bringing tourists to Georgia from other countries?
    airport
  • Which form of transportation is best for distributing large amounts of goods internationally?
    deepwater ports
  • Which form of transportation will most likely gain the most money from a tourist traveling to Georgia from another state?
    Interstate Hwy- tolls, gas, food, hotel, sales tax, attendance at venues
  • Why would distributors use trains to haul their product rather than a truck?
    haul more at once, can be quicker
  • national highway system established by the federal government in 1950’s
    Interstate Highway System
  • Other than moving goods, what is a benefit of the 4 transportation systems for local folks?
    Jobs, money, income
  • name the 4 transportation systems in Georgia
    interstate highway, airport, railway, deep water ports
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