Perception of the Spatial Extent of the Zagora Region in Selected Cartographic Sources

The dynamism of sociogeographic and historical processes and trends represents a key factor in the creation and uniformity of regions, and in their image and perception in the eyes of the publ ic and scholars. As a basic geographic concept, a region is the result of al l preceding and actual spatial relations arising from natural conditions, and those arising from pol itical , administrative and economic changes. Non-formal regions such as Dalmatinska zagora, which exists solely in the consciousness of its inhabitants, owe their traditional presence in spatial perceptions and identities to a combination of al l these factors. The uniformity and identity of such a region are articulated through expl icit and impl icit symbols, definitions and terms, and the most important among these is a geographic name or