space

For human cognition, the void of space is treated as background, and the things in space as foreground. They are located in space with respect to a reference frame or reference objects that vary with the role of the space in thought or behavior. Which things, which references, which perspective depend on the function of those entities in context, on the task at hand. In human cognition, the spatial relations are typically qualitative, approximate, categorical, or topological, rather than metric or analog (p 1-2).

Topic CF3-1. Define the four basic dimensions or shapes used to describe spatial objects (i.e., points, lines, regions, volumes); Differentiate between absolute and relative descriptions of location; Differentiate between common-sense, Cartesian/metric, relational, relativistic, phenomenological, social constructivist, and other theories of the nature of space; Discuss the contributions that different perspectives on the nature of space bring to an understanding of geographic phenomenon; Justify the discrepancies between the nature of location

The continuum - The context for extension, matter, motion, inertia and (from relativity) time; the intuitive spatial orientation of humans in the world from gravity, balance (vestibular system), vision, hearing, touch, and continuities such as the passage of time.