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to European territories (most border crossing tourists are Europeans; see Worldmapper
Maps 19 and 20). This raises questions of levels of disposable income, interest in the world
beyond the borders within which you live, but also the importance of borders to this map.
This map shows movement over territorial borders. The high number of borders to land
area within Europe, contrasted with India, China and the United States, affects the shape
of this map. Travelling a distance over which you could easily remain within the same
territory, were you in a large territory, in Europe could mean travelling to one, or several,
territories.
5.2.26 Aircraft passengers
When we travel, how do we travel? This map shows the number of people flying with
airlines registered in that place. In 2000 there were almost 2 billion aircraft passengers.
These were not 2 billion different people. A small group of people who fly frequently
make up the bulk of air passengers and most of them fly with carriers based in the United
States and Europe, and often within the United States and Europe (and to a lesser extent
Japan - where lower income inequality makes flying more expensive for the rich). Thus,
outside of Japan, most of these people are flying where the train lines are best provided.
Where there are the most roads already built. Where electronic means of communication
are best established and where the infrastructure is most securely established to commu-
nicate in ways that do not require travel. However, they have the resources, the money,
they can, and so they do travel most where the necessity may be least. Note also the (com-
pared with their populations) very large size of New Zealand and relatively large size of
Australia.
Figure 5.29 Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide aircraft passengers flying on aircraft
registered there (Worldmapper Map 29)
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