Excerpt from Urban Geography: A Study of Site, Evolution, Pattern and Classification in Villages, Towns and Cities
In the second volume of the series somewhat Similar considerations In regard to Nations were discussed. The Nation IS a cultural unit and Is not of the same type as the biological unit which We call a Race. A dozen complex factors go to produce a Nation. Many of these are found to be man-made, depending on social, political and military factors. However, the environmental factor persists throughout the development of a nation, and it is easy to Show how vital IS its influence In the development of a stable and lasting nation. One may mention the importance of the plateau pastures (plaiuri) of the Carpathians in the survival of the Roumanian nation, in spite of repeated invasions by Asiatic peoples.
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