What is the difference between accessibility and connectivity in geographic terms?

• A. Accessibility is the ease of reaching opportunities; connectivity is the directness of links between places.
• B. Accessibility is about road quality; connectivity is about population density.
• C. Accessibility equals the number of routes; connectivity equals distance.
• D. Accessibility and connectivity are identical concepts.

Answer: (A)

Accessibility is about how easy it is to reach opportunities like jobs, services, or markets from a place, considering travel time, cost, and barriers. Connectivity focuses on the transportation network itself—the directness and number of links between places. So the best answer captures both ideas: accessibility as the ease of reaching opportunities, and connectivity as the directness of links between places. For example, a place may have many direct routes to others (high connectivity) but still have low accessibility if those opportunities are scarce or travel costs are high; or strong connectivity can enhance accessibility when it reduces travel time and costs to key opportunities.