It let us to know the name of a city. But, if we do not know what services it offers (health, education, culture, commerce), what level of industrialization or influence it has over the rest of the nearby cities
It let us to understand the distribution of living beings on the surface
It let us to analyze the resulting forms of spatial organization
It explains the physical space
It tries to explain the use that human beings make of the territory, through the various activities
It is very important for territorial planning
It studies the natural and human dimensions
It allows us to know the world around us better
roads, buildings or water treatment plants, etc.