Trace movement of people and goods
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A fictional region atlas explanation linking landforms, settlement, climate, resources and transport, with a comparison that avoids geographic determinism.
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What to include
- Scale/location record.
- Drainage and divide explanation.
- Weather/climate comparison.
- Multi-factor settlement and movement network.
- Final atlas with count/rate comparisons and missing evidence.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- Distance and coordinates use the stated scale/convention.
- Watershed and climate records preserve outlets, time windows and units.
- Settlement/network explanation considers access and investment without stereotyping.
- Final comparison uses correct denominators and names missing causal evidence.
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The idea in everyday life
Fictional network: Port→Hill road 20 km, 40 minutes, open to bus and cargo; Port→Hill rail 16 km, 25 minutes, cargo only; pass footpath 8 km, closure in force. Practice delivery is cargo; practice traveler needs a bus.
Movement networks connect locations through routes, costs and constraints. Shorter distance alone does not make a route usable.
Trace movement of people and goods — supplied practice
Movement networks connect locations through routes, costs and constraints. Shorter distance alone does not make a route usable.
Fictional network: Port→Hill road 20 km, 40 minutes, open to bus and cargo; Port→Hill rail 16 km, 25 minutes, cargo only; pass footpath 8 km, closure in force. Practice delivery is cargo; practice traveler needs a bus.
1. Step 1
Create a route/mode/access table.
You should see: Road: bus+cargo/open; rail: cargo/open; footpath: closed.
2. Step 2
Select the fastest permitted cargo route from supplied choices.
You should see: Rail at 25 minutes, compared with road at 40.
3. Step 3
Select the supplied usable traveler route.
You should see: Road bus; cargo-only rail is not a passenger option.
4. Step 4
Record a limit on real travel use.
You should see: These are fictional permissions/times; actual schedules, accessibility and closures must be checked before real journeys.
What to finish
A purpose-specific network comparison.
Watch for this
Selecting a closed route because it is shorter.
How can I tell I understand it?
Filter route choices by permitted mode and current access before comparing the supplied travel times.
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Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Read scale ratios, cardinal direction and feature/distance interpretation.
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