CP - Nature Of Places

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Where a place is on a map, its longitude and latitude

Question 2

Locale

Answer 2

The place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it

Question 3

Sense of place

Answer 3

The subjective and emotional attachment to a place. People develop of sense of place through experience and knowledge of a particular area

Question 4

Placemaking

Answer 4

The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a community’s quality of life

Question 5

The importance of place can be explored by looking at its impact on the 3 aspects of a person

Answer 5

Identity
Belonging
Well-being

Question 6

Placelessness

Answer 6

Areas that have no unique features or characteristics, could be anywhere in the world

Question 7

How does identity link to sense of place?

Answer 7

Our sense of place can be so strong that it features as a central part of our identity
Changes in the nature of places may affect people and their identity

Question 8

Glocalizaton

Answer 8

The action of multinational companies to adapt according to the local market place e.g McDonalds removing pork from their menu in Muslim countries

Question 9

What factors can impact the feeling of belonging

Answer 9

Age
Gender
Sexuality
Socio-economic status
Religion
Level of education

Question 10

Perception of a place

Answer 10

The meaning and importance of a place to a specific person

Question 11

Positionality

Answer 11

Where different people will perceive places in different ways

Question 12

What is an insider and give examples of why they may feel this way

Answer 12

A person who feels welcome and like they belong in a place

They may be born there, be fluent in the local language, have the rights to work and vote, conform to social norms

Question 13

What is an outsider and give examples of why they may feel this way

Answer 13

A person who does not feel like they are welcome or belong in a place

This may be because they do not speak the local language, be a temporary visitor, cannot work or vote, misunderstand social interactions

Question 14

Near place

Answer 14

A place that has a close geographical distance to a person or they have a strong emotional connection to it

Question 15

Far place

Answer 15

A place that is geographically far or people do not have a strong emotional connection to it

Question 16

Experienced place

Answer 16

Places that a person has spent time in and formed their own perception of through experience

Question 17

Media place

Answer 17

Places that a person has not visited, their perception is formed through books, film or music

Question 18

Give an example of a media place

Answer 18

Maya Bay, Thailand

Made popular by the film ‘The Beach’ so people expect it to be quiet and tranquil when they visit. However, the reality is not the same as the media representation with it to 5,000 visitors in one day during peak season with tourist boasts damaging the coral reef

Question 19

Endogenous factors

Answer 19

Internal characteristics of a place that help to shape its unique character e.g the demographic and physical geography

Question 20

Exogenous factors

Answer 20

External influences on a place through relationships of that place with others. This is shown by the flow of people, money, resources and ideas

Question 21

Descriptive approach to a place

Answer 21

The idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct

Question 22

Social constructionist approach to a place

Answer 22

Where a place is seen as a product of a set of social processes happening at a specific time

Question 23

Phenomenological approach to a place

Answer 23

How each individual person experiences a place with their perception and attachment

Question 24

What is the near place example?

Answer 24

Harrogate - Rossett Ward

Question 25

What is the far place example?

Answer 25

Brick Lane, London