Changing Places Flashcards

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What is placelessness?

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The idea that a particular landscape could be anywhere because it lacks uniqueness

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Define ‘tourist gaze’

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What a visitor sees or experiences of a place of interest, which to a certain extent is organised or edited by professionals in a tourist industry.

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Define location

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Where a place is on a map, its latitude and longitude

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Define locale

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A setting where everyday life activities take place, and people conform to societal expectations in a certain way

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Define ‘sense of place’

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The subjective an emotional attachment to a place

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How many of the visitors to National Parks are black?

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Less than 1%

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Give the famous quote about place from Yi-Fu Tuan about place from 1977

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“Place is security, space is freedom”

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What is ‘genius loci’ used to describe?

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Spirit of a place

Used to describe key characteristics of a place with which new developments must concur

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What is ‘topophilia’?

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A strong attachment to a place

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What is ‘topophobia’?

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A dread or adverse reaction to a place

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How do physical factors shape a place?

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Local stone used to build infrastructure can give a city a colour
Topography
Local geology 
Soil fertility
Land use
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Define ‘endogenous factor’

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A key aspect of a place’s local geography (physical or human) that helps to shape its unique character

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Define ‘exogenous factor’

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A relationship with another place that helps to shape the unique character of a place

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Give 8 examples of endogenous factors that affect place

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Land use
Topography
Physical geography
Infrastructure
Demographic characteristics
Built environment
Location
Economic characteristics
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