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1
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What is demographic

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Study of human population

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What is socio-economic

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Jobs
Income
Status
Education

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What is cultural

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Religion
Local tradition
Local clubs and societies

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What is political

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National government
Regional government
Local government
Local groups

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Physical geography factors

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Altitude
Slope angle
Aspect
Drainage
Geology
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Built environment

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Age and style of buildings
Materials
Housing density

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Past and present connections

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Regional
national
International
Global Scales

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Shifting flows of population

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Migrations

Commuters

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What is a place

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Somewhere you class as a location, people can class an area as a place when you might not

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What affects what we see as a place

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Age (may gain or loose interest)
Work place
Gender (in some cultures a women PLACE is the home)
Safety (not safe during night)
Sexuality (Gay clubs)/ brighton seen as the gay capital of the world
Religious beliefs

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What is global village

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The term used to convey the idea that the world has become smaller

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What is time-space compression

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Idea that the space barrier between our world being connected is no longer there

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What is space

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Is something abstract with no substantial meaning

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Ways of representing a place

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Census every 10 years
Media
TV
Film

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Ways of representing a place

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Census every 10 years
Media
TV
Film

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What is quality of life

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The extent to which peoples needs and desires are met

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What is standard of living

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The ability to access services and good e.g. water, food, clothes

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What is deprevation

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More than just poverty, its when you have a general lack of resources and opportunities

19
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Urban decay reasons

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Declining jobs, rising unemployment
Decline in services
Infrastructure deteriorate
More economically - active people move away
Increasing decay
Loss of investment confidence
20
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Issued associated with urban decay is poverty

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Poverty
Poor accommodation
Strain
Poor education
Lack of opportunities and skills
Poverty
21
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What is social inequality

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Income
Employment
Health
Education
Crime
Access to housing services
Living environment such as air quality
22
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Where does our money go

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Helping others
The environment
Health
Our streets
Running government
Culture
Defence
Order and safety
Education
23
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What is globalisation

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Spread of economic, cultural and social ideas, trade and business across the world

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What is localisation

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Act of operating locally in terms of employees, product, supply or raw materials

25
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What is glocalisation

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Combination of the words globalisation and localisation, used to describe products and services that are both developed and sold to global customers but designed so that they suit the needs of local markets

26
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How McDonalds adapt to different countires

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Muslim countries pork is not used
No beef in hindu countries
Types of food are changed to local tastes e.g. Mcrice in indonesia
Staff have different uniforms

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