Perspectives on Geography

• A spatial and territorial perspective is important in geography
  
• Places are physical locations that have some significance.
• A place could be for example, a restaurant or your home.
  
• Regions, on the other hand, are geographically larger entities.
• For example a province, continent or a country.

Territorial Perspective

• Regions have certain characteristics whose boundaries are set based on the areas that surround them.
• Natural features, cultural circles, economic interactions or perceptions all shape territories.
• Territorial divisions can then be used to shape regions as well.
  
• Regional analysis allows to understand what kinds of areas and places make up the Earth and its regions.
• We can understand the current state of the environment as well as resources needed for its development.
• We can identify where development progresses and where it is slower for example.
  

Spatial Perspective

• Spatial methods are used to study and describe the roles of global phenomena in the interaction between nature and humans.
• Spatial analysis helps us understand the cause behind interactions and changes in regions and places.
• It helps us identify the causes and consequences of both challenges and opportunities in and between different regions.