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Territory — a limited part of the solid surface of the Earth, characterized by a certain area, geographical location, and other featuresProperties:Functions of territoriesDistrict — the result of economic zoning of the territory based on the signs of economic integrity and specificity. A district is characterized by internal heterogeneity, but this heterogeneity has a certain structure: sectoral, territorial, and managerialRegion — a part of the territory of a state (continent, etc.), distinguished by a combination of various features, having clearly defined geographical boundaries and composition
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Territory — a limited part of the solid surface of the Earth, characterized by a certain area, geographical location, and other features
Properties:
- Specificity (definiteness) — social, economic, natural, historical uniqueness
Functions of territories
Economic — determined by specialization, focus on the production of certain types of goods or services.
Can be:
productive and consumer
economically viable or unviable
agricultural, industrial, service, etc.
narrowly and broadly specialized
Social functions involve providing the population with cultural-educational, spiritual-religious, health-related, and other services.
Political — the role in the process of gaining and maintaining power for the state, the international community, etc.
Ecological — ensuring the restoration, purification of natural ecosystems from the consequences of anthropogenic load.
District — the result of economic zoning of the territory based on the signs of economic integrity and specificity. A district is characterized by internal heterogeneity, but this heterogeneity has a certain structure: sectoral, territorial, and managerial
A district can be: economic, industrial, agricultural, transport, tourist, etc.
Region — a more general category compared to a district. Often used as a synonym for the concepts of territory and district.
Region — a part of the territory of a state (continent, etc.), distinguished by a combination of various features, having clearly defined geographical boundaries and composition
A region is usually referred to as a fairly significant area.
In English-speaking science, there are no distinctions between the concepts of district and region; there is a single term — region.
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