One of the broad features of spatial organisation approach is _____.

The correct answer is Option (2) → Quantitative revolution

Spatial organisation was the approach of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. It was marked by the use of computers and sophisticated statistical tools.

Option (1) Interest in Trade — Incorrect. Imperial and trade interests prompted the discovery and exploration of new areas. This belongs to the Early Colonial period (exploration and description).

Option (2) Quantitative revolution — Correct. The spatial organisation phase was called the quantitative revolution. Laws of physics were often applied to map and analyse human phenomena.

Option (3) Identifying uniqueness of a region — Incorrect. This was the focus of areal differentiation, from the 1930s through the inter-War period.

Option (4) Discontentment with the quantitative revolution — Incorrect. This came later, in the 1970s. It led to the humanistic, radical and behavioural schools of thought.