Combinin baith thair pheesical origins an the cultural owerlay o human presence, eften creatit ower millennia, landscapes reflect the livin synthesis o fowk an place vital tae local an naitional identity. Landscapes, thair character an quality, help define the self-image o a region, its sense o place that differentiates it frae ither regions. It is the dynamic backdrop tae fowk’s lives.