Changing places - Questions

Question 1

Compare and contrast the usefulness of different visual sources in helping you to understand the local place you have studied. This might include GIS maps, photographs and artistic representations. 9 marks

Answer 1

• Maps - change of Formby over 3 times of history and how it has changed - houses, community, roads.
• Ordinance survey - reliable but don’t give a lived experience + combination is best.
• Physical geography to see what Formby was like
• Sketch of Formby from poetry book - Joan Rimmer- may be bias - does show change - building materials
• Photographs, capture the moment, can’t see change from one pic
• GIS - in-depth info of what it is like to live there
• Crime rate - doesn’t show change

Question 2

In the context of place, explain the meaning of ‘endogenous factors’ and ‘exogenous factors’. 4 marks

Answer 2

• Endogenous factors are those that originate internally
• They might include aspects of site or land on which the place is built, demographic and economic characteristics of the area
• Exogenous factors are those that originate externally
• They include links to or influences from other places

Question 3

Describe one way in which corporate bodies can try to influence or create specific place meanings. 3 marks

Answer 3

• Corporate bodies can invest money into a place to attract tourists or improve reputation.
• IAMAMSTERDAM - makes people feel belonged - 3D letters outside a museum which is the most photographed sign - shared on Instagram which spread the rebranding..
• Liverpool 1 - postcode changed - shopping centre which appears in promotional ads.