The world in spatial terms deals with where things are positioned in the world, including absolute and relative location. ... Physical systems is about studying natural features of the place, including earthquakes, volcanoes, rivers, plants, and animals.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was important to history because it was one of the major books to have a main black character. It helped set the political standard for anti-slavery which would become apparent in the election of 1860. The novel shared injustices of slavery and showed resistantce to decades of negative cultural beliefs surrounding black people.