changing places

Question 1

meaning definition

Answer 1

this relates to the individual or collective perceptions of a place

Question 2

representation definition

Answer 2

this relates to how a place is portrayed or seen in society

Question 3

what influences perceptions of place

Answer 3

media, personal experiences, word of mouth, historical and political relationships, advertisements, education

Question 4

what is ‘place’

Answer 4

its location
physical characteristics, eg topography
human characteristics, eg land use
flows of money, people, ideas, resources
sense of place, ie emotional meaning

Question 5

insider definition

Answer 5

someone who is familiar with a place and who feels welcome in that place, i.e. they feel as if they belong there

Question 6

outsider definition

Answer 6

someone who feels unwelcome or excluded from a place i.e. they dont feel as if they belong there

Question 7

factors that can make people feel like an insider or an outsider

Answer 7

age
sexuality
gender

Question 8

whats an experienced place

Answer 8

places people have spent time in. when a person visits or lives in a place their experiences such as things they see or do and the people they meet shape their sense of place

Question 9

whats a media place

Answer 9

places where people have not been to, but have created a sense of place for through their depiction in media eg books art and films

Question 10

whats a near place and a far place

Answer 10

thought of as geographically near to where a person lives and far places as distant from where a person lives

Question 11

globalisation on near and far places

Answer 11

improvements in travel technology means that far places are easier to get to, improvements in ICT means people get familiar with media places. so people may feel closely connected to and even like insiders in far places. the term placelessness is used to describe how globalisation is making distant places look and feel the same.

Question 12

whats an endogenous factors

Answer 12

the internal factors which shape a places character. these could be physical eg location,topography. or they could be human eg land use and built environment , infrastructure, demographic and economic characteristics

Question 13

whats an exogenous factor

Answer 13

the external factors which shape a places character, including the relationship to other places and the flows in and out of a place eg flows of people, resources, money and ideas

Question 14

what flows cause demographic change

Answer 14

-flows of people- eg on local scale young people have been leaving town of uckfield in east sussex as they cant afford house prices. and on international scale theres large scale migration from N africa to europe causing gender imbalance
-flows of money and investment-london docklands 1981- population doubled after redevelopment.
-flows of ideas and resources- eg use of birth control

Question 15

what flows affect the cultural characteristics of a place

Answer 15

-flows of people- new people moving to a place or even visiting bring their culture with them, creates multi-ethnic communities
-flows of money, investment and ideas- new cultural ideas introduced change a place, eg fast food chains opened in china in 1980s and 1990s and its thought that eating habits have now changed with increasing number favouring western food

Question 16

what flows affect the economic characteristics of a place

Answer 16

flows of people- tourism affects the type og jobs available in a place
flows of resources- outward flows of local products or natural resources from a place can bring employment and money to remote places
flows of money and investment-can have positive and negative impacts, eg deindustrialisation has damaged economies. but inward flows of investment can have positive effects

Question 17

flows that affect social inequality

Answer 17

flows of people- regional migration from rural areas to urban places in poorer countries can lead to the creation of slums
flows of resources- outward flows of natural resources- the money usualy only goes to a few individuals so inequality increases
flows of money and investment- process of gentrification has improved the social characteristics of some places but can also increase inequality

Question 18

what are demographic characteristics

Answer 18

to do with who lives in a place and what they are like. include factors such as age,gender,education,religion,birth rates, ethnicity and population size

Question 19

what are cultural characteristics

Answer 19

to do with how people live their lives. eg foods, customs, clothing, tradition, language, art, attitudes, beliefs and values

Question 20

what are economic characteristics

Answer 20

to do with work and money, eg income,employment rates and types of jobs available

Question 21

what are social charcteristics

Answer 21

to do with what peoples lives are like. eg quality of life, access to supplies, healthcare, education, sanitation, facilities

Question 22

how are TNCs driving changes in places

Question 23

Locale

Answer 23

This is the place where something happens or is set or had particular events associated with it eg park, church, office

Question 24

Sense of place

Answer 24

Subjective and emotional attachment to place. Develop through experiences and knowledge

Question 25

Localism

Answer 25

An affection for or emotional ownership of a place

Question 26

Regionalism

Answer 26

Consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a population that shares similarity’s

Question 27

Nationalism

Answer 27

Loyalty and devotion to a nation which creates a sense of national consiousness

Question 28

Belonging

Answer 28

Means to be a part of a community
More likely to take ownership and pride of a place
Is a key factor that makes a place sustainable