Transportation 8th grade quiz

How does having four major transportation systems in Georgia MOST benefit the state's businesses and industry?

• They provide transportation for crops

• They provide faster routes for tourists

• They provide better routes for salesmen

• They provide better access to national and international markets.

Which TWO statements describe why a producer might choose to transport goods through Georgia's deep-water ports instead of through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport or Georgia's railway system?

• It is easier to transport large items with ships than airplanes or trains

• The deepwater ports have a longer history of reliable transportation than airplanes or trains

• The deep-water ports allow for goods to make quicker journeys to and from their destinations than trains or airplanes

• Ships can carry enough units of a good at one time to make using deepwater ports cheaper than transporting good with trains or airplanes

• Ships can transport goods out of the country while airplanes and trains only move goods between markets in the US

Why might a producer choose to transport goods using Georgia's deepwater ports instead of through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport or Georgia's railway system?

• The deepwater ports have longer history of reliable transportation than airplanes or trains.

• The deepwater ports allow for goods to make quicker journeys to and from their destinations than trains or airplanes

• Ships can transport goods internationally while airplanes and trains only transport goods between markets domestically in the US

• Ships can carry enough units of a good at one time to make using the deepwater ports cheaper than transporting goods with trains or airplanes

Why is Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport called Georgia's economic jewel?

• The Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is the biggest employer in the state

• The Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is the 7th largest airport in the world.

• The Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has been recently remodeled at a cost of 35 million dollars

• The majority of manufactured goods shipped to Georgia arrive by wat of the The Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.

The state of Georgia is considered the transportation hub of the southeast because of its network of railroads, highways, deepwater ports, and airports. How does interaction between two of the transportation systems contribute the MOST to Georgia's title as the transportation hub of the southeast?

• Georgia has more rail lines and highways than any nearby state which makes the exchange of goods cheaper across the region

• The port of Brunswick and the highway system make Georgia essential to the exchange of goods because deepwater ports are rare.

• The interaction of Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport and the deepwater ports provides increased access to international markets and trade.

• The highway system in Georgia is well maintained which makes shipping to Georgia's deep water ports easier than other ports.

The statement describes the MOST important way Savannah provides goods to citizens of Georgia?

• Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is located in Savannah

• Savannah's deepwater port is a major automobile distribution center

• Savannah's railroads connect to the major cities along the East Coast.

• The Interstate Highway System connects Savannah to major cities in Georgia.

How did the railroad system contribute to Georgia's economy in the past, and what is it's role today?

• Railroads have contributed more to the exchange of goods than other transportation systems and are still the most active today.

• All goods arriving at the deepwater port in Savannah have traveled by railroad to the rest of the country since the 19th century.

• Railroads were the most efficient transportation system until the 1850's when they were replaced by the interstate highway system.

• Railroads were important during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as a method of exchanging goods, but have been largely replaced by the other three systems.

How did the construction of the interstate highway system in Georgia during the 1950s influence the state's tourism industry?

• tourism across the entire state declined because transportation to Florida was now much easier.

• Tourism increased across the entire state because cross country travel by motor vehicle was now much easier.

• Tourism along the Atlantic coast declined because tourists from New York no longer had to travel by ocean liner.

• Tourism along the coast decreased and most Georgia residents switched to vacationing in the Blue Ridge mountains.

Which is a TRUE statement when comparing the four transportation systems in Georgia and how they provide jobs?

• The railroads provide more jobs for people in Georgia than the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport.

• Private transportation companies employ more workers than the public transportation services in Georgia.

• It would be better to find a job at one of Georgia's deepwater ports because they pay employees more than any other transportation job.

• To ensure a future job in transportation, an employee should seek a position at the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport because they are continuously improving.

Which transportation system in Georgia is the LARGEST provider of jobs in Georgians?

• air transport

• rail transport

• water transport

• highway transport