Question

According to the gravity model, which two regions on the map would MOST LIKELY have the strongest pull?
C and E
A and D
A and B
D and E
B and C

Answer 1

@AZ

Answer 2

What do you think it is?

Answer 3

*sigh* I do not know, that is why I'm asking?

Answer 4

I'm sorry if that came off as rude

Answer 5

e.e Okay. And it didn't.

Can you explain to me what the different colours mean, if you know what they do mean?

Answer 6

I do not know what the colors mean

Answer 7

Maybe lower and higher population densities

Answer 8

Oh I thought it meant something of an economic pull towards places

Answer 9

LOL WHAT

Answer 10

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @AZ
LOL WHAT
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Ik ik. xd I'm wrong. I just realized.

Answer 11

Why do I feel an AZ lecture coming... 😂

Answer 12

I just started googling terms so I could get a better understanding of the question

Yes, that image is indeed a population density map

"The gravity model of international trade in international economics is a model that, in its traditional form, predicts bilateral trade flows based on the economic sizes and distance between two units."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_model_of_trade

"The gravity model can be calculated as the product of the population sizes, divided by distance squared, or S = (P1 * P2) / (D * D). What this shows is that the bigger and closer places are, the more influence they're likely to have on each other."

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-gravity-model-definition-use.html

Answer 13

A and B is the answer

Answer 14

So the strongest pull is going to be where you have two points that are close together with higher populations

Answer 15

Alright thank you :)

Answer 16

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Tawnie
A and B is the answer
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This is wrong, by the way

A and B while very densely populated are VERY far away from each other

and remember that it's distance^2 in the DENOMINATOR

so that would reduce the pull a lot

Answer 17

Is it A and D

Answer 18

Bingo

Answer 19

Great thanks again :)

Answer 20

No problem!