Regional inequality in Europe as a leading geographical issue"

"Geography is the science of the Earth's form, physical features, climate, population etc. and is usually divided into 3 branches, physical, human and biogeography" (Upshall, 1994:337). From this definition it's obvious that regional inequality is a leading geographical issue as the differences between core and peripheral regions have a profound effect on many areas of geography. First it is important to define what exactly a region is. Obviously regions have to be of a unique location, differing …

…accounts for the differences between the contrasting regions. As we have seen, when in the core you are close to for instance important markets but in the periphery this just is not the case. Realistically then it is a matter of location. Those in the core regions have the geographical advantages needed for success while the peripheral regions are somewhat geographically impaired and will never be in a position to measure up to core regions.