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Ggr111 lecture 2 cartography pt. 1: mapping. Physical distance the spatial interval between points in space. Absolute distance measurements with a standard system: example; longitude and latitude, euclidean distance direct from point a to b. Relative distance may not be exact. Often evident when deciding on fastest route between two places. Factors of time distance include; mode of movement [vehicle used], traffic densities, regulations. The (cid:862)cost(cid:863) of getti(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) poi(cid:374)t a to b. Some times economic distance relates closely with time distance [e. g. taxi fares] A measurement of the amount of social interaction between the groups of people. Key point spatial relationships are not all based on physical distance. Canadian reference maps natural resources canada. Maps are easily manipulated models of reality. They can visualize a lot of data quick and efficiently. These types of maps display a theme: degrees of certain attributes associated with an area, or the (cid:373)ove(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of a geographic . Ggr111 lecture 3 mapping population geography.
