CP - shifting flows

Question 1

How external flows causes character of place to change?

Answer 1

1 - Shift of factors changing character from endogenous to exogenous as globalization has increased flows of money (ecommerce), people/resoucres(transport), ideas(social media)

Question 2

How flows affected the demographic characteristics of a place?

Answer 2

1 - Flows of people (immigration/migration)
e.g local scale: young people leaving Uckfield as houses too epxnsive therefore high demographic old people:
Nationsla: Migration North africa to eu alterned gender balance as majoruty immihgrants male
2 - Flows of money/investment:
Dockalnds area dveeloped therefore pop doubled
3 - Flows of ideas and resoruces:
flows of ideas birth control lead to flows birthh control - reduce pop, affecting demographic and therefore charcteristics

Question 3

How flows affected the cultural characteristics of a place?

Answer 3

1 - Flows of people - immigartion bring new cultures e.g Cowly road in Oxford cultual melting pot or different foods due to high diversty in area
2 - Flows investment: fast foods chains in china wetsernsied eating habits of chinease population

Question 4

How flows affect economic charcetrsitics of a place:

Answer 4

1 - Flows of people: tourism alters types of jobs available
2 - Flows of resources: Global exports boost economy and bring emplyment opprotunities
3 - Flows of money and investment: Reduced invetsmnet –> deindustrilsiation

Question 5

How flows affect soical inequailities charcteristics of a place:

Answer 5

1 - Flows of people - large scale urabn - rual migration Inida created slums in Mumbai (slums low quality of life wheraes redisnts in cities have higehr qaility gap widening)
2 - Flows of resources - outward flow natural resouces e.g China epxloiteng Africas copper resves - reptraisation profits to rich TNC’s while local comm remians in poverty
3 - Flows of money and investment - gentrification ( wealthy people buy proeprty in poorer areas and imrpove hosing) Notting hill lead to waelthie people moving in . landlord therfeore increased rent , foricng current resients out therefore demographic changed from working class to wealthy