Character of a place

Question 1

Character of a place

Answer 1

refer to specific qualities, attributes or features of a location that make it unique
* physical + human traits of a place
* physical geography, demographic, and economic factors
* affected by exogenous and endogenous factors

Question 2

Physical geography

Answer 2

refers to the relief, shape of land, height, aspect, drainage etc

Question 3

Demographic and economic factors

Answer 3

refers to levels of homeownership, ethnicity, age, etc
* language, dialect, immigration, services

Question 4

Endogenous factors

Answer 4

internal factors that help shape the character of a place
* can be physical or human features e.g location, land use, infrastructure, physical geography, topography, economic characteristics, built environment

Question 5

Exogenous factors

Answer 5

external factors that help shape the character of a place
* generally the relations that a place has with other places that affects its characteristics