Selecting features by location using spatial relationship can be very helpful. If you wanted to map out an area where shopping malls or gas stations in Asheville NC you could use this to refine your search.
I like Ch 8 querying data. I learn how to identify different features in neighborhood. Realtors can use this to their advantage. By looking up different property attributes, I was able to generate a report on specific information.
I'm writing about how difficult is to georeference a scanned map. I had got the control points down real well, and when I looked at the link table my RMS error was zero but map didn't even out with the image. Here take a look.