Територіальні спільності як основа формування територіальної ідентифікації людей

O.V. Zastavetska, L.B. Zastavetska. The Regional Community as the Basis of Formation of Territorial Identification of People. The problem of the formation of territorial identification of population-based territorial communities of different levels, as they determine the characteristics of self-organization in geographical space, its identification. It is within a certain territorial identity formed a people who live in it, and their specific features of life. They are caused by the fact of cohabitation, regional ties, unity of values, common culture and traditions, living conditions, ie territorial identity. It is an important factor of territorial identification of people. Lately territorial identification strengthened at various levels, particularly at the national and grassroots. Territorial identification is conditioned primarily ethnic and social composition of the population, historical and geographical factors forming the territory of others.