Why select location in Azure Static Web Apps?

Question

According to the Azure Static Web Apps Documentation, one of the key features of the Azure Static Web Apps service is:

Globally distributed static content, putting content closer to your users.

If it is globally distributed, what is the purpose of selecting the location for new resources which is nearest to us during the setting up phase as stated in step 8 of this creating a static web app guide?

Does selecting "Central US" limit the static content to be only distributed in "Central US" and website visitors from other regions will all be routed back to "Central US"?

Answer 1

The location argument refers to the location where your (serverless) backend APIs will be hosted via Azure Function Apps