1.4 Spatial Concepts

• Location refers to where something is positioned on Earth's surface
• Match the spatial concept with its definition:

  Spatial Interaction ↔️ The flows and connections between places

  Scale ↔️ The size or extent of a geographic phenomenon

  Place ↔️ The physical and human characteristics of a specific point on Earth
• What is relative location based on?

  Other places
• Steps to analyze spatial organization using spatial concepts

  1️⃣ Identify the spatial concepts

  2️⃣ Define the geographic phenomenon

  3️⃣ Analyze the spatial relationships

  4️⃣ Draw conclusions about spatial organization
• What is an example of absolute location?

  New York City coordinates
• What are spatial concepts in geography used for?

  Understanding and analyzing the world
• Scale in geography refers to the physical size of a map

  False
• What is the purpose of spatial concepts in geography?

  Studying spatial organization
• Absolute location uses coordinates such as latitude and longitude
• Absolute location is more precise than relative location


  True
• What is an example of relative location?

  New York City is north of Philadelphia
• Distance refers to the physical separation between two locations
• What is a clustered spatial pattern?

  Phenomena grouped closely together
• What tools do geographers use to identify spatial patterns?

  Maps and statistical tools
• Understanding both absolute and relative location is crucial for grasping spatial relationships and spatial organization in geography
• Relative location describes the position of a place in relation to other places.


  True
• Distance is often measured in units like miles or kilometers.
• Why are distance and proximity important in geography?

  Understanding spatial relationships
• Geographers use maps and statistical tools to identify spatial patterns.
• Match the diffusion mode with its definition:

  Relocation ↔️ Spreads with people's movements

  Expansion ↔️ Spreads outward from a source

  Contagious ↔️ Spreads through direct contact

  Hierarchical ↔️ Spreads from elite to mass
• Studying urbanization in megacities globally involves different levels of spatial extent.
• Proximity is the opposite of distance


  True
• Match the spatial pattern with its description:

  Linear ↔️ Phenomena follow a linear path

  Random ↔️ Phenomena without any discernible pattern

  Dispersed ↔️ Phenomena spread evenly across a region
• What are the coordinates for New York City?

  40°42'46"N 74°00'21"W
• Absolute location uses coordinates to define the precise position of a place.
• What is crucial for grasping spatial relationships and organization in geography?

  Absolute and relative location
• Proximity is the opposite of distance.


  True
• Match the spatial pattern type with its description:

  Clustered ↔️ Phenomena are grouped closely together

  Dispersed ↔️ Phenomena are spread evenly across a region

  Linear ↔️ Phenomena follow a linear path

  Random ↔️ Phenomena are distributed without any discernible pattern
• What are the three categories of spatial interactions?

  Complementarity, transferability, intervening opportunities
• Arrange the categories of expansion diffusion in the order they typically occur:

  1️⃣ Contagious diffusion

  2️⃣ Hierarchical diffusion
• What does global trade flows illustrate in terms of spatial concepts?

  Spatial interaction