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8.1 - The Nature and Importance of Places Flashcards

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1
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Define place (3)

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A location (where a place is)

Locale - Impact of people on a setting (shaped by culture and people)

Sense of place - Emotional and subjective attachments. Differ from different perspectives

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What is an insider?

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Someone who knows the place well and it familiar wit hit’s daily events

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What is an outsider?

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Doesn’t know the place well or is marginalised from society

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How are shopping centres public and private?

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Public access but CCTV and security

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What is a far place?

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Somewhere that is far away but ICT and development means hat this place can seem closer than it actually is

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Define topophilia

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Strong sense of love for a place

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Define topophobia

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Fear or dread of a place

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What is an experienced place?

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Area that we have visited before

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What is a media place?

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Places that differ through the media. Not always read (Hogwarts)

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Difference between rural and urban areas

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Rural - wholesome living and quiet

Rural - busy and sophisticated

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How are rural areas different to the idea people have?

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Poor transport links. less economic developed

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12
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2 factors what contribute to the character of a place. Give 3 examples of each

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Physical - Stone the buildings are made of

           - Topography
            - Land use

Demographic / economic - Local dialects

                                        - Employment
                                        - Education
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3 scales of identity

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Localism
Regionalism
Nationalism

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What is localism?

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Emotional ownership of a place that is reflected in NIMBYism

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What is NIMBYism?

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Not in my back yard. Don’t want development

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What is regionalism?

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Loyal to a region where people have similarities

17
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What is nationalism?

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Devotion to a nation. Strengthened by national anthem, sporting events

18
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3 forms of globalisation. Describe them

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Economic - Flow of trades / goods. Caused by TNCs
Social - Spread of people, ideas, media
Political - Diffusion of government policies

19
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Define placelessness

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A place that could be anywhere and lacks uniqueness

20
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What happened when Costa announced a new store opening in Totnes?

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Local people protested as they were full of independent business and didn’t want the money to leave the area

21
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Define tourist gaze

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What the government want the tourists to see

22
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Name 3 endogenous factors

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Land use, topography, infrastructure

23
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Name 2 exogenous factors

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Migration, capital

24
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Define endogenous factors

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Local characteristics that creates a place’s identity

25
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Define exogenous factors

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Relationships with other places

26
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Define place attachment

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Relationships or emotional bond developed between people and place. Can result in being part of a self identity

27
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Define place identity

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Meanings that people attach to a place from everyday experiences and the way it’s represented in the media

28
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Define genius loci

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Spirit of a place

29
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Name the two types of exclusion

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Social and spatial

30
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What is spatial exclusion

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Certain areas being excluded. Either chosen or by lack of investment

31
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Give 5 examples of people who may suffer from social exclusion

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Homeless
Disabled
Immigrants
Poverty
Old people
32
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What is a gated community

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Enclosed residential space where people are rich and control who enters and leaves. Tends to have lower crime rates and high house prices

33
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Define place memory

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Ability of a place to make the past come to life in the present. Through monuments and museums

34
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Define place perception

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How a place is viewed by people. Either by the media or experiencing it

35
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Define place representations

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How places are portrayed in the media

36
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Define contest place

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Tensions or conflict arise due to conflict on how the place can be managed or used

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