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Categories for the Analysis of Geographic Space Place, Landscape, Region and Territory To study geographic space, geographers use categories. These help us organize information and better understand the places on Earth. Place It is a space that can be found by its name or by its coordinates on a map or GPS. It is the place closest to our daily life. Example: The center of Tokyo, Japan, has coordinates 35.6595° N, 139.7005° E that allow us to locate it on a map or a globe. Other examples: our neighborhood, a street, our house, the school, the park. Landscape A landscape is everything we see in a space, it is like a picture or scene. There are two main types: Natural landscapes: mountains, rivers, waterfalls, forests. Human landscapes: cities, buildings, bridges, monuments. Landscapes show how nature and people change and shape spaces over time. Territory A territory is a space that is controlled and organized by people or governments. It has borders (lines that show where it begins and ends). Territories can be small (like a town or city) or very big (like a whole country). Example: México Region A region is an area that has things in common. These can be natural (like deserts ...