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changing places Flashcards

1
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what is a space

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an area with no meaning

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what is a place

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a space with a meaning

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3
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what is placenessness

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a place can be anywhere due to its lack of uniqueness

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4
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what factors affect our attachment to a place

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family, gender, age, friends, ethnicity, interests, past experiences, education, religion

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5
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what are insiders

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people who feel like they belong in a certain place and that is their home

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6
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what are outsiders

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people who feel out of place in a certain place and that they don’t belong

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what is a far place

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a place that is unknown due to being far away

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what is a media place

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a place that you have experienced virtually or through other people’s perception

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what is topophobia

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when someone has a fear of a place

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10
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what is counter urbanisation

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movement out of a city into rural areas

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11
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what is topophilia

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when someone feels love towards a place

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12
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what is homogenisation

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when two places become similar so they become indistinguishable

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13
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what is an experienced place

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a place you have been to so know it well

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what is a clone town

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a town where the high street is dominated by TNCs

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15
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what are gated communities

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people who choose to exclude themselves from society and be an outsider

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16
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give some examples of social exclusion groups

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ethnic minorities
homeless
gypsies/travellers
age
disabled
immigrants
LGBT communities

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17
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where do immigrant communities tend to live

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urban areas

18
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what is the frictional effect of distance

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states that places near to eachother have a greater interaction

19
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what are typical characteristics of a rural community

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inward looking, idyllic community, based on kinship and supported by subsidence agriculture

20
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what are typical characteristics of an urban community

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ever changing nature of large, cosmopolitan commercial cities where it is hectic and stressful

21
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why are places becoming indistinguishable

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transport and communication means that far apart places have been brought together. shopping centres, fast food chains, airports and hotels

22
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what is the genius loci

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the spirit of a place

23
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DHARAVI
how is India represented in Slumdog Millionare

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happy
joyful
no issues
full of life

24
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DHARAVI
how is India represented in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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romantic
no issues
colourful
vibrant
interesting culture

25
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what is the reality of DHARAVI

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strong sense of community
low quality of life (disease, bad working conditions, lots of rubbish)
80% of stuff is recycled
lack of personal space (lots of people live in one room)

26
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what are examples of endogenous factors

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land use, topography, physical geography, infrastructure, demographic characteristics, location, economic characteristics

27
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what are examples of exogenous factors

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people, resources, infrastructure, ideas, money, globalisation

28
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migration within the EU

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  • between 2004-2009 1.5 million people migrated to the UK
  • 2/3 of these immigrants were Polish
  • improved economy of the UK
29
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how has Burnley’s population changed

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-Burnley population increased the most in 1890 due to rural to urban migration
-then the world wars happened and the population decreased

30
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how has Burnley’s industry changed

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-gradual decrease in manufacturing (textiles) industry
-increase in public services industry
-consumer services stayed the same
-increase in tertiary sector

31
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what are the key factors explaining rural change

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  • changes in improvements in transport
  • changes in increased standards of living
  • changes in decreased size of households
32
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who has moved into rural settlements

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families
commuters
careerists
small scale entrepreneurs
self employed people

33
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why have people moved to rural settlements

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dissatisfaction with urban lifestyle
increase in car ownership
improved technology
improvement in transport

34
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how have urban areas changed

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cities have undergone dramatic transformations in their physical appearance, economy, social composition, governance, shape and size

35
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why have places been homogenised

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  • improvements in ICT
  • more international migration
  • time space convergence
  • desire of TNCs to reach new markets
  • improvements in standards of living
  • globalisation
36
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what gives a place its identity

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.firstspace - quantitative analysis of a place
.secondspace - qualitative data for how people feel about a place
.thirdspace - combination of quantitative and qualitative data for a place

37
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history of liverpool

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-grew in size to do with slave trade with africa
-first dock opened in 1715
-by 1800s large volumes of trade
-became known as ‘the new york of europe’
-suffered in the blitz
-docklands declined in 1950
-unemployment was one of the highest in the UK
-European capital of culture 2008

38
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what are formal representations

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-more objective and based on facts rather than feelings or emotions
-statistical representations of a place
-a census is taken every 10 years

39
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what are informal representations

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-art, TV, film, music and photography
-don’t show what actually exists - tend to be creative, selective and stylised

40
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relationships and connections

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-places are forced to change due to relationships and connections with people and other places
-economic rise and fall of British industrial cities
-resorts have changed due to more tourists

41
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bourneville village, birmingham

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-shaped by the Cadburys family
-no public housing but facilities were available for workers
-when cadburys went global the town barely changed

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