About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Mountain, Region, Macedonia, Terminology of the British Isles, Tunnel valley, Glossary of geography terms, Americas, Claim club, Netherlands, Zomia, Orient, Alluvial fan, Genius loci, Choke point, Mesa, Sense of place, Polynya, Side valley, Sector model, Land claim, Butte, Honeypot, Alluvial plain, Meters above sea level, Boundary, Succession, Natural phenomenon, Geosophy, Binary distribution, Landmark, Precarious boulder, Natural barrier, Scale, Lava plain, Anthropization, Backcountry, Dry point, Table, Land incentivization, Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes, Sandplain, Value-action gap, Geographical segregation, Abstract space, Stadtbezirk, Natural region, Land mass, Topocide, Microregion, Imaginary line, Potamal, Lacostian view, Mesoregion, Territorial capital, Lehen. Excerpt: The name Macedonia is used in a number of competing or overlapping meanings to describe geographical, political and historical areas, languages and peoples in a part of south-eastern Europe. It has been a major source of political controversy since the early 20th century. The situation is complicated because different ethnic groups use different terminology for the same entity, or the same terminology for different entities, with different political connotations. Historically, the region has presented markedly shifting borders across the Balkan peninsula. Geographically, no single definition of its borders or the names of its subdivisions is accepted by all scholars and ethnic groups. Demographically, it is mainly inhabited by four ethnic groups, three of which self-identify as Macedonians: two, a Bulgarian and a Greek one at a regional level, while a third ethnic Macedonian one at a national level. Linguistically, the names and affiliations of languages and dialects spoken in the region are a source of controversy. Politically, ..
