Space and place

• Place is portion of geogrpahic space where humans have given meaning to
• Place can be political scientific and social
• Space is the area between places that has no meaning
• Place profile is the characteristics that make the identity of a place
• Physical factors of place profile are altitud, relief, drainage, geology
• Socio-exonomjc factors include employment income family statis and education
• Cultural facitrs include religion local tradition local clubs and societies
• Political factors include local and regional governments a d resident associatins
• Built environment includes age and style of buildings such as material and housing density
• Human facotrs that influence place profile is demography ( population size, age, ehtnicity and gender).