Geography A-Level
Spatial patterns
What Spatial patterns means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Spatial patterns
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Reference: AQA
How geographical phenomena are distributed across an area, as shown by maps such as choropleth, isoline and dot maps.
Topics that use Spatial patterns
- Cartographic skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Choropleth maps
- Desire lines
- Dot maps
- Geographical relationships
- Isobars
- Isoline maps
- Scale
- Spatial distribution
Using Spatial patterns in the exam
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