Geography A-Level
Spatial correlations
What Spatial correlations means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Spatial correlations
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Relationships identified by overlaying datasets, such as census deprivation data onto urban land-use maps to evaluate socio-economic inequalities.
Topics that use Spatial correlations
- Core skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Annotation
- Electronic overlays
- Fieldwork ethics
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Geospatial technology
- Primary data collection
- Qualitative methods
- Sampling strategies
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