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Traditionally space is defined as something ‘boundless, extending in all directions and of infinite divisibility’. Concept of space was defined by Aristotle as- “the logical condition for the existence of things”. Whereas, I. Newton thought space as – “An objective reality but intrinsically void”. Concept of space has the fundamental function in Hartshorne’s thesis where he used ma comparison to disclose ‘ functional integration of phenomena ’ over space that perhaps prepared the way for the development of a formal ‘spatial science’. It was in late 1940’s and early 1950’s that the concept of space became ‘ a recognizable tradition of enquiry’ in modern geography when F. Shaeter stressed on the importance of the spatial relations and objected the manifest ‘exceptionalism’ of Hartshornian tradition. D. Whittlesey proposed space as – ‘ the basic organizing concept of geography’. Space is not a singular concept. Space is defined by distance. Distance on the other hand is rela

Region is a dynamic concept which has been defined differently by different geographers. It’s an area having the homogeneity of physical and cultural phenomena. It is a device of area generalization in order to make the variable world around us understandable through spatial summaries. There are certain common characteristics which all are types of region (economic, spatial, planning) posses:- a)       Location; b)      Spatial Location; c)       Boundaries which are mostly transitional. Physical regions are distinguishable from each other on the basis of – physiography, climate, geology, soil, natural vegetation. Physiography A)     Mountains: - a) Himalayas (division on the basis of height) 1) Greater Himalayas; 2) Middle Himalayas; 3) Outer Himalayas. B) Plateau: - 1) Malwa Plateau; 2) Chatanagpur Plateau; 3) Deccan Plateau (it’s southern part is called Karnataka Plateau ); 4) Meghalaya plateau. C) Islands : - 1) Coral Islands. (example : Laks

a)       Complementary Region :- It’s the region or area served by the central place. It includes relationships in both directions- country to town and town to countryside. This area is tied to the regional centre for the higher order functions although oriented to local towns for lower-order towns. It’s area is larger than urban settlement area. b)      Congested Region :- It’s the region where the level of economic development has reached a scale at which diseconomies can be detected.diseconomies arise from the continuing increases in the intensity of the use of resources, in particular the transportation system, and eventually this leads to reduction in industrial efficiency. Example:- metropolitan areas in advanced industrial nations. c)       Core Region :- The term is given by John Friedman for concentrated metropolitan economies, comprising one or more clustered cities and the encompassing area with a high potential for generating and absorbing economic growth.

Definition:- Scheduled tribes are those Indian tribal groups (example: Bhils, Santhals, Gonds etc) whose names are included in the Indian constitution. They come from tribal groups enlisted by the government notification. The notification can be revised by the presidential consent after it has undergone through a special procedure in the central legislature. Their inclusion entitles them to concession and favour in government job procurements, adimission in government educational institutions etc. Problems:- a) Problem of extinction:- their linguistic, cultural identity is being threatened by the culture promoted due to combined effect of the industrialisation , urbanization and recently by globalization.they will not become extinct as humans but as distinct socio-cultural groups. b) Education procurement:- there is general apathy towards education due superstition, inaccessibility due to tribal settlement are situated in far flung areas, cycle of poverty which demands