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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.