INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL Decade
Passengers
1950s
648 million
1960s
1.7 billion
1970s
5.4 billion
UN International Civil Aviation Organization
With the dawn of the Jet Age, international airline travel increased rapidly after 1950, and much
of this early growth in jet travel was between Europe and North America. Which of the
following best describes the spatial pattern suggested by the table?
a) The volume of trade between Europe and North America increased.
b) The size of aircraft traveling between Europe and North America decreased.
c) The linear distance between Europe and North America decreased.
d) The absolute distance between Europe and North America increased.
e) The relative distance between Europe and North America decreased.