1.4 Spatial Concepts

(a)   is defined as the physical gap or interval between two objects

(a)   is defined as a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular charateristic.

(a)   is defined as the position of anything on Earth's surface.

(a)   is defined as the dimished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

(a)   is defined as the shrinking relative distance between locations due to improved methods of transportation and communication.

(a)   refers to the patterns and movements of ideas, people, products, and other phenomena for example culture, migration, and trade.

defined as the general arrangement of things being studied in an area

• place

• pattern

• space

• association

Geographers analyze (a)   among and between places to reveal important spatial patterns.

This image represents

• place

• time

• friction of distance

• time-space compression

matching patterns of distribution

• time-space compression

• friction of distance

• spatial association

• dispersal