Georgia's Transportation Systems

Which transportation system has the biggest impact on making GA a center of international business?

• The Port at Brunswick

• The Marta rail system

• The Interstate system

• Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William Hartsfield, known as Atlanta's "Father of Aviation"?

• He was a pilot who started Delta Airlines

• He was a colleague of the Wright Brothers

• He worked for Lockheed Martin

• He believed that an airport in Atlanta would be the key to the city's economic prosperity.

The Metro-Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provides which services?

• bus and air

• air and rail

• bus and rail

• ferry and rail

One major advantage to GA businesses having access to the port in Savannah is that the port...

• has the longest continuous dock in the U.S.

• is a major distribution hub to and from a 26 state region

• has a ferry service available seven days a week

• is one of the largest container ports in the U.S.

What first connected the port of Savannah to domestic markets in the west?

• airports

• railroads

• public roads

• interstate highways

Which transportation system has the biggest impact on providing Georgians with consumer goods?

• Interstates 75, 85, and 20

• the port of Brunswick

• the MARTA rail system

• Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

Which of GA's transportation systems allows GA business people to travel to international cities?

• MARTA

• AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

• Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

• Interstate Highway System

All of these are describing (Located at the mouth of a major GA river), (Fastest growing port in the U.S.), (Owned and operated by the GA port authority), (Located in GA's 5th largest city)

• Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

• MARTA

• The Port at Brunswick

• Port of Savannah

GA Department of Transportation employees and projects are funded by

• state taxes

• property taxes

• private donations

• international trade

Which of these is most likely a major employer in Brunswick?

• MARTA

• GA Dept. of Transportation

• The GA Port Authority

• Norfolk Southern Railroad