Changing Places revision questions Flashcards
What is meant by “place”?
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Place is an areas location & meaning
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What gives a place meaning?
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Culture, social aspects as well as personal experiences can give a place meaning
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What is locale?
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Locale refers to the affect people have on an area, how it is shaped by their customs and culture
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What is the difference between location and locale?
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Locale takes into consideration the affect people have on an area
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What does “sense of place” mean?
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Sense of place is the subjective emotional attachment people have to a place
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Think of a place, what is it’s Locale? What is it’s sense of place?
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Example: Glastonbury
Location: Somerset, 23 miles south of bristol
Locale: Home to multiple visitor attractons e.g. the abbey & Tor, Links to legends of King Arthur
Sense of place: A place of great historical significance & entertainment for many
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What is trafalgar square’s “sense of place” ?
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Great architecture, famous landmark, show of culture.
Sends a message of the country’s power to those who walk through it
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What allows someoe to have an insider perspective of an area?
Differing viewpoints
Geographical familiarity, employment, education, language, ethnic backgound
Differing viewpoints
What could make someone feel like an outsider?
Differing viewpoints
Employment, socio-economic background, Music, food, culture
Differing viewpoints
What is an insider?
Differing viewpoints
Someone who feells comfortable in a place, familiar & as though they belong
Differing viewpoints
What is an outsider?
Differing Viewpoints
Someone who feels unfamiliar with a place, alienated and perhaps as though they don’t belong
Differing Viewpoints
What can make a place feel “near” or “far”
Near and far place
A locations geographical distance or the familiarity of a place/its emotional connection through experience or representational exposure
Near and far place
What is the difference between media place & experienced place?
Near and far place
Media place is often biased - therefore may not serve as a fair representational experience of an area
Near and far place
How can media bias affect the way a place is viewed/interpreted?
Near and far place
Media is often biased towards a place because it has an agenda and will want to portray an area in a certain way. So will only show what they want that will support this agenda
Near and far place
What is are endogenous factors of a place? Give 2 examples.
Place characteristics
Endogenous factors are characteristics or factors of a place which have originated internally e.g. physical geography, location, land use, or social factors like employment, population etc
Place characteristics
What are exogenous factors of a place? Give 2 examples.
Place characteristics
Exogenous factors are characteristics of a place that are external or based on its relationship with another place. e.g. shifting flow of money, people, resources etc
Place characteristics
What are 3 endogenous factors of a place?
Place characteristics
An area is on a coal deposit
An area is built at the foot of a volcanic slope
An area has a higher percentage of older people
Place characteristics
What are 3 examples of endogenous factors of a place?
Place characteristics
- A place is near a major port
- A place is 25km from the capital city
- A place is close to a motorway junction
Place characteristics
What are some examples of endogenuous and exogenuous factors of a place you are familiar with?
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Example: Weymouth
Exogenuous: 7 miles from Dorchester, located near Durdle Door, hosted the olympics in 2012
Endogenuous: Has a beach, larger percentage of older people, offers boat rides & fishing trips
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What are 4 categories of place?
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Near, far, Experienced, media
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How can media change how a place is seen?
Categories of place continued
Media perceptions are biased and have an agenda which may influence them to only show parts of a place that the view they want you to have of a place.
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What should you be aware of when studying an artistic source?
Artistic sources - place representation
- Positionality of the artist
- The built environment
Artistic sources - place representation
What is meant by “positionality” ?
Artistic sources - place representation
How a person’s identity, personal views & location in time and space influence how they understand and interpret the world
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What is meant by “the built environment”?
Artistic sources - place representation
Human made structures, the environment where people live and work
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