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Scale level denotes a definition for the consideration of a section of the earth's surface according to a relative room size . Terms such as “local”, “zonal” or “global” designate a respective scale level. It is intended to enable a comparative idea and is used for communication in the various specialist areas of geography - particularly in political geography , but also in ecology .
The delimitation is mostly fuzzy and related to the levels used. A mental classification according to area sizes is only possible if it is a consideration that places several levels next to one another.
Although the terms are not always clearly defined, frequently used terms can be broken down as follows:
- global - affecting the entire earth
- geozonal - belt-shaped spaces around the earth between the poles
- regional - related to large areas of the earth's surface
- national - within the boundaries of certain states
- local - small-scale areas of the earth's surface
There are no fixed rules for the absolute area sizes. Depending on the author, a local scale can range from a few square meters to hundreds of square kilometers. This depends on the context. Werner Bätzing from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg suggests the following levels of scale for the regions of Europe :
- Microregion - larger than municipalities, but mostly smaller than Austrian or German federal states
- Mesoregion - about the size of the aforementioned federal states to small European states
- Macro-region - large sub-areas of Europe, e.g. B. divided into 10 sub-rooms
Bätzing generally advocates a clear definition of the terms.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gebhardt / Glaser / Radtke / Reuber (eds.): Geography. Physical geography and human geography. Elsevier GmbH, Munich 2007
- ↑ According to Theo Rauch, a distinction is made between the four scale levels “global - national - regional - local”. Karin Fiege and Theo Rauch (eds.): "Shaping development cooperation - content and methods for successful work in a complex professional field", Berlin, May 2012 ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.7 MB). Website of the seminar for rural development at the Humboldt University in Berlin . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ↑ Werner Bätzing: On the term and conception of "region" from the point of view of geography. (PDF; 21 kB) (No longer available online.) In: uni-erlangen.de. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - Institute for Geography, archived from the original on April 26, 2016 ; Retrieved February 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
