3.2.2.2.1 Relationships and Connections

Question 1

What causes change in place over time? (7)

Answer 1

• People
• Resources
• Money and investment
• Ideas
• Conflict
• Migration
• Natural Disasters

Question 2

Demographic characteristics shaped by people

Answer 2

Flows of people can change any of the demographic characteristics of a place. They can do this by entering or leaving.

Question 3

Demographic characteristics shaped by money and investment

Answer 3

Money can be spent in specific places in order to attract people to live there. An example of this is Docklands, London.

Question 4

Demographic characteristics shaped by ideas

Answer 4

Ideas such as the use of birth control can flow to new places and affect their demographic characteristics.

Question 5

Cultural characteristics shaped by people

Answer 5

New people moving to a place brings their culture with them which can change the characteristics of place

Question 6

Cultural characteristics shaped by money and investment and ideas

Answer 6

New cultural ideas introduced into places can change the characteristics of those places. For example fast food companies invest in new places, brining in money to the area as well as new cultural ideas.

Question 7

Socio-economic characterises shaped by flows of people

Answer 7

People visiting places can help the tourist industry and therefore can change the economic characteristics of those places.

Question 8

Socio-economic characteristics shaped by resources

Answer 8

The outward flow of resources from a place can improve the economic characteristics. This is because money and employment opportunities are brought to the area.

Question 9

Socio-economic characteristics shaped by flows of money and investment

Answer 9

Flows of money and investment can have a positive or negative impact on the economic characteristics of place depending if it is a flow in or out of the place.

Question 10

Past and present connections and developments shape places

Answer 10

Connections between places in the past shape their characteristics in the present.

New connections are made between places in the present which can affect their character. An example is that New York and London are more closely connected through industries such as banking and finance.

Past connections also affects their character. For example London and New York have been connected through sea trade for years making them the wealthy cities they are now