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Spatial scale provides a "shorthand" form for discussing relative lengths, areas, distances and sizes. A microclimate, for instance, is one which might occur in a mountain valley or near a lakeshore, whereas a megatrend is one which involves the whole planet.
It is important to realize that these divisions are more or less arbitrary, and where, on this table, mega- is assigned global scope, it may only apply continentally or even regionally in other contexts. The interpretations of meso- and macro- must then be adjusted accordingly.
| Scale
| Length
| Area
| 'Locale
|
| Micro
| 1 m - 1 km
| 1 m2 - 1 km2
| local
|
| Meso
| 1 km - 100 km
| 1 km2 - 100 km2
| regional
|
| Macro
| 100 km - 10 000 km
| 100 km2 - 10 000 km2
| continental
|
| Mega
| > 10 000 km
| >10 000 km2
| global
|
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