The Potential Definitions of the Geographical Centre and Periphery

Abstract

The centre-periphery model (CPM) is one of the most important term of the regional science and an often used expression in the geographical analysis. The CPM has a lot of explanation for example geographical, economical and social CPM. The essay was looking for simple ways to separate the geographical centre and the geographical periphery with using the definitions of CPM and a tractable software (ArcView). First it put the methods to the test with two-dimensional figures, after that the study tried it in the geographical place. During analyzing the countries it found a lot of problems, comes from the methods and the examined level. This research was just an undertaking, but it can be the base of a bigger and more complex examination.