Spatial

Commonly used in description, the pattern is also useful in comparison, classification, and cause-effect.

Organizational pattern that arranges information based on how things are arranged in physical space, their physical position or relationships, and addresses the physical relationship between those elements.

Consider: Points, lines, areas, volume

"Spatial Organization." FedStats: MapStats for Kids.

Concepts: The meaning and use of fundamental spatial concepts such as location, distance, direction, scale, movement, region, and volume (4th grade); accessibility, dispersion, density, and interdependence (8th grade); connectivity, networks, hierarchies (12th grade)

"Standard 3: How to Analyze the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments on the Earth's Surface." National Geographic Education. National Geographic. 2014. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/standards/national-geography-standards/03/?ar_a=1

Transitional words

above

alongside

beneath

beyond

farther along

in back

in front

nearby

on top of

to the left

to the right

under

upon