Land is homeland for families/households/clans and a base of social
identity;
Land is a place of ancestry and has a spiritual/religious significance;
Land is a storage of evidence from the historical or pre-historical record
(fossils, evidence of past climate, archaeological remains, etc.);
Land is seen as a prerequisite to realize individual freedom;
Land is object of investment and speculation;
Land is an object to be taxed;
Land is a basis of power and dependency.