Categories and relationships of place

Question 1

What are 4 ways we can categories place

Answer 1

Near and Far
Experienced and Media

Question 2

What does near and far describe

Answer 2

Place in a geographic context, and also in an emotional context

Question 3

What’s the difference between experienced and media places

Answer 3

Experienced places are somewhere that someone has spent time in whereas media places are places that people have only seen in the media

Question 4

Why are media places not always accurate

Answer 4

The reality of a place is often different than how the media portrays it, leading people to idolise places

Question 5

Give an example of an inaccurate media place

Answer 5

The real idyllic (people often buy into this aesthetic)

Portrayed as clean, happy, healthy
Reality unemployment, unaffordable, homeless, no public transport

Question 6

What is the character of a place

Answer 6

The physical and human features which help distinguish it

Question 7

What are the 2 key factors for defining the character of a place

Answer 7

Exogenous and Endogenous factors

Question 8

What is an Endogenous factor

Answer 8

A factor which originates internally

Question 9

What is an Exogenous factor

Answer 9

A factor which originates externally and are important for development

Question 10

Give some examples of endogenous factors

Answer 10

Physical geography (topography, geology, climate)

Human geography (land use, architecture, infrastructure, POPULATION)

Question 11

Give some examples of exogenous factors

Answer 11

Migration
Political factors and projects
Economic change (TNC’s etc)
Technological change

Question 12

What causes places to change

Answer 12

Exogenous and Endogenous factors

Question 13

Why do people resist change and what happens when they do

Answer 13

Because they don’t want their sense of place and identity to change. It can cause conflict to rise

Question 14

Give an example of a place which has undergone significant change

Answer 14

Notting Hill, London

Question 15

Give an example of a place which has changed very little

Answer 15

Cadbury Bourneville village. The Cadbury family moved to Bourneville in the 19th century to open factories.

Question 16

How has Cadbury changed very little

Answer 16

The Cadbury family moved to Bourneville in the 19th century to open factories. They provided tree lined, sanitary housing, schools and hospitals for their employees. Now they are a global success, but Bourneville has changed very little and as recently as 2003 was labelled one of the nicest places to live in Britain

Question 17

Give an example of a UK place which has changed due to exogenous factors

Answer 17

Belfast

Question 18

How has Belfast changed

Answer 18

Belfast has a strong political history, when peace lines were constructed to keep Protestants and catholics apart. “Bombs, bullets and balaclavas” dominated news headlines for years

In 1998 The good peace agreement was made and has improved the area.

It is the capital of Northern Ireland,

An economic powerhouse with large companies such as Microsoft

6.5 million tourists a year

Question 19

Give an example of an overseas place which has changed due to exogenous factors

Answer 19

Medellin, Colombia

Question 20

How has Medellin changed

Answer 20

It was once labelled the most dangerous city in the world due to drugs, violence, unemployment due to Pablo Escobars rule. However, since his death in 1993, the city has undergone a rebranding

They input a sustainable development plan to integrate different social classes, they did this by helping the underprivileged through BRTS and Education/Social classes

The city still faces violence but has made a significant improvement