Changing Places Flashcards
1
Q
How do people form attachment to places in 2 ways?
A
- Lived experiences
- Social media
2
Q
What is a sense of place?
A
- The attachment a person gets with a place through distinction.
3
Q
What are the 3 factors that cause a unique identity?
A
1) Meaning
2) Activities
3) Distinctive physical setting
4
Q
What is placelessness?
A
- The location is similar to many other places and therefore having no character.
5
Q
What are 4 characteristics of insiders?
A
- Being fluent in the local language.
- Having friends in the local area.
- Being aware of social norms
- Being born in the area.
6
Q
What are 2 characteristics of outsiders?
A
- Immigrants
- Different genders/sexuality
7
Q
What is a near place?
A
- Place considered close based on our perception
8
Q
What is a far place?
A
- Place considered distant based on our perception.
9
Q
How are people gaining better knowledge about distant places? (2 ways)
A
- Improvements in transport cause a global shrinking effect.
- Social media
10
Q
What are real places?
A
- Places that we have visited.
11
Q
What are constructed places?
A
- Fictional places such as Hogwarts
12
Q
What are experienced places?
A
- A place where a lot of experience has been built.
- Experiencing a place creates an emotional attachment.
13
Q
What are media places?
A
- Places we have experienced through the media such as reading, watching tv or film.
14
Q
What are endogenous factors? (list examples)
A
- Internal factors which may affect a place.
- Examples include areas with specific topography such as mountains, a specific rock type and land use.
15
Q
What are exogenous factors?
A
- External factors which may affect its character.
- Include immigrant influxes
- Includes the presence of a TNC
- Includes flows of idea from a specific nation.
