GGH2602 May June 2016 Question & Answer Pack

MODULE : GGH2602

,GGH2602 Exam Study Pack

Contains:
• Exam Question Solutions JUN 2016

, MAY/JUNE 2016

Section A

Question 1

1.1 Spatial patterns are the way in which phenomena are
distributed and arranged in their relative locations. Identify and
briefly describe any 4 components of spatial patterns

1. Location (where)
2. connections or linkages (how they are linked, e.g. with roads or
communication networks)
3. shape (e.g. circular, rectangular, linear)
4. size (indicated by means of words such as large, medium or small, or
measured in km2 or ha)
5. density (number of phenomena per km2)
6. time (when)
(5)

1.2 List any 5 examples of spatial patterns and indicate which
factors lead to the formation of each pattern
Background:
→ Spatial pattern =the way in which phenomena are distributed and
arranged in their relative location
→ Spatial patterns are influenced by:
1. dimensionality of the phenomena observed or under investigation
2. and the distances between them.
3. proximity or adjacency (phenomena are close or next to other
phenomena)
4. connectivity (the way in which they are linked)
5. containment (when one phenomenon is inside another).

Answer:

Circular:



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