Charcater Of Places

Question 1

What are endogenous factors

Answer 1

Internal factors which shape a places character.

Can be physical - location/topography
Can be human - land use/ demographics/infrastructure

Question 2

What are eXogenous factors

Answer 2

eXternal factors which shape a places character

Can be relationship to other places or the flows of place

Question 3

What factor is location, how does it effect character and example

Answer 3

Endogenous
Where a place is.
Can characterise a place by features that are present because of location

e.g. coastal place may be characterised as a port as it is close to sea

Question 4

What factor is topography, how does it effect character and example
2 examples and ways

Answer 4

Endogenous
Shape of the land
Can directly characterise a place e.g. in an valley, would be characterised as flat

Can affect other factors such as land use
e.g. whether it is suitable for crops and whether it could be an agricultural place

Question 5

What factor is physical geography, how does it effect character and example
2 examples and ways

Answer 5

Endogenous factor
Environmental features of a place

Can directly characterise
e.g. type of rock, forming different landscapes

Can affect other factors such as economic characteristics
e.g. place rich in natural resources effects industries such as mining

Question 6

What factor is land use, how does it effect character and example
2 examples and ways

Answer 6

Endogenous
Human activities that occur in the land
Can directly characterise
e.g. rural land used for farming, urban used for commercial
Can affect other factors such as built environment
e.g. high rise, high density

Can change over time due to deindustrialisation.

Question 7

What factor is built environment , how does it effect character and example

Answer 7

Endogenous factor
Aspect of a place built by humans
Can directly
e.g. towns will have higher density, more transport, maybe have stadiums or village sketch fewer buildings may have market squares

Question 8

What factor is demographic and economic characteristics, how does it effect character and example

Answer 8

endogenous
Demographic - people retire to seaside will have higher proportion of old people

Economic - lave with above average income and low unemployment - wealthy area

Question 9

What factor is relative location to other plaves, example

Answer 9

Exogenous

Villages outside major cities may be characterised as commuter settlements

Question 10

What factor is tourism, how does it effect character and example

Answer 10

Exogenous

Land use and economic characteristics of Las Vegas are affected red by tourism - casinos and hotels

Question 11

What factor is flows of investments, how does it effect character and example

Answer 11

Exogenous

Car factory in Sunderland affects land use, built environment and job types

Question 12

What factor is migration, how does it effect character and example

Answer 12

Exogenous

Creates unique demographic in ethically diverse areas such as Birmingham where 27% of population are of Asian descent