Some notes about active population

Abstract

Active population is an important geographical aspect, previous to the economic activity, and serves as an indicator of the spacial economic developrnent. I-Iowever, the term has had and still maintains dífferent and changing meaning, slnce they are based on standars of production and social cualification without universal validUy, with dífferences in more than thirty pointss between subcontlnental regions. Only with greater scales, the personal aspects (age, sexo, etc.) lncrease or decrease the spacial and temporary dífferences of the active population.