Changing Places Flashcards
What is the concept of place?
The concept of place involves the location of places and the perceptions that people think and feel about those places.
How is place defined by geographers?
Place is defined as a location that can be plotted on a map, but geographers use a broader definition that includes characteristics of the landscape and human features.
What are the physical characteristics of a place?
Physical characteristics include the topography and physical features of the landscape.
What are the human characteristics of a place?
Human characteristics refer to who lives there and what they are like, as well as the human features of the landscape, such as land use.
What flows in and out of a place?
Flows in and out of a place include people, money, ideas, and resources.
What is the emotional significance of place?
The emotional significance of place includes the meanings that individuals or groups attach to a place, such as considering it ‘home’.
How can the characteristics of a place change?
Characteristics can change over long or short time scales, affecting physical features, human demographics, and economic flows.
What is the difference between insiders and outsiders?
Insiders are familiar and feel welcome in a place, while outsiders feel unwelcome or excluded.
What factors can influence whether someone feels like an insider or outsider?
Factors include age, sexuality, and gender, which can affect a person’s sense of belonging.
What is an experienced place?
An experienced place is one that a person has spent time in, shaping their sense of that place.
What is a media place?
A media place is one that a person has not visited but has formed a sense of through media representations.
How does globalization affect people’s experience of far places?
Globalization has made far places more accessible and familiar through improved travel and communication technologies.
What is placelessness?
Placelessness describes how globalization can make different places feel similar, often due to the presence of global companies and products.
What is the concept of ‘place’?
The concept of place refers to a web of characteristics, perceptions, and experiences attached to a specific location.
What are experienced places?
Experienced places are locations where people have spent time, and their experiences shape their sense of that place.
What are media places?
Media places are locations that people have not visited but have formed a sense of place for through media depictions, such as books, art, and films.
How can a person’s sense of a media place differ from their lived experience?
A person’s sense of a media place can differ because media may present a place in a particular way and for a specific purpose.
What are near places?
Near places are geographically close to where a person lives, making them more likely to feel like insiders.
What are far places?
Far places are distant from where a person lives, and people are more likely to feel like outsiders in these locations.
What effect has globalisation had on people’s experience of far places?
Globalisation has made far places more accessible through improved travel technology and ICT, allowing people to feel more connected to them.
What is ‘placelessness’?
Placelessness refers to how globalisation is making distant places look and feel similar, often due to the presence of global companies and products.
Define the term ‘insider’.
An insider is someone who feels comfortable and familiar in a particular place.
What is a media place?
A media place is a location that individuals have not physically experienced but have formed a sense of place for through media.
Briefly outline the effect of globalisation on people’s experience of far places.
Globalisation has increased familiarity with far places through improved travel and communication technologies, allowing people to feel more connected.
Explain what geographers mean by the concept of ‘place’.
Geographers refer to ‘place’ as a complex mix of physical and human characteristics that define a location and shape people’s experiences.
What are the two main types of factors that shape a place’s character?
Endogenous and exogenous factors.
What are endogenous factors?
Internal factors that shape a place’s character, including physical and human characteristics.
What are exogenous factors?
External factors that shape a place’s character, including relationships to other places and flows in and out.
What does location refer to in the context of place character?
Where a place is situated, such as coastal or inland, rural or urban.
How does location influence the character of a place?
It can determine features like being a port or a local center of trade.
What is topography?
The shape of the landscape.
How does topography affect land use?
Flat areas may be suitable for arable farming, while mountainous regions may favor pastoral farming.
What does physical geography encompass?
Environmental features of a place, such as altitude, aspect, soil, and rock type.
How does physical geography influence economic characteristics?
Rich natural resources can lead to specific industries like mining.
What is land use?
Human activities that occur on the land, such as farming, industry, and residential use.
How can land use define the character of a place?
A place can be characterized as rural or urban based on its land use.
What is the built environment?
The physical structures and infrastructure in a place, such as roads and buildings.
What demographic factors are considered in place character?
Characteristics like age, gender, and ethnicity of the population.
What are economic characteristics in the context of place?
Factors related to employment, income levels, and economic activities.
How do exogenous factors contribute to place character?
They include characteristics from outside a place, such as tourism and migration.
What is an example of an exogenous factor affecting a place?
Tourism in Las Vegas.
How can migration influence place character?
It can change the population dynamics and cultural characteristics of a place.
