Endogenous And Exogenous Factors Flashcards
What is meant by exogenous factors?
This is the relationship of one place with other places and the external factors that affect this.
What exogenous factors shape the demographic, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of a place?
Shifting flows of people, resources, money and investment.
What are endogenous factors?
The characteristics of a place itself or the factors which have originated internally.
What do endogenous aspects include?
Location, physical geography, land use and social and economic characteristics including population size and employment issues.
Lost 6 exogenous factors.
Trade links Mobility of the population Investment into the area Government policy Proximity to rivers Migration rates
What are 10 endogenous factors?
Age of housing Size of population Heritage, language and religion of population Soil and rock type Ethnicity of population Proximity to rivers Relief of land Land use Economic structure Mobility of the population
What is the character of place?
Physical and human features that help to distinguish it from another place.
What is there a combination of in the landscape?
This is often a combination of natural and cultural features in the landscape including population.
What are agents of change?
These are people who impact on a place.
How do agents of change try to impact on a place?
Through living, working and or trying to improve a place.
Give an example of an agent of change.
Community groups
What has changed the economic structure of a place?
De industrialisation
What has de industrialisation lead to?
Unemployment
Urban decline in cities with a manufacturing tradition.
How has globalisation impacted place?
It has caused challenges for mining, steel and shipbuilding.
What can change the character of a place?
Gentrification and the purchase of second homes.
What has international migration caused?
Diasporas and multicultural societies.
What functions did places have when they first started to grow?
They only had one distinct function and this depended on the location.
What are some potential distinct functions of areas?
Defensive positions Bridging points Availability of natural resources Natural routeways Trading centres
What happens as places develop?
Exogenous and external factors become more and more important as initial functions diminish due to technological advances.
What are the endogenous factors affecting Otley?
Population size
Proximity to river
Mobility if the population
Age and need of housing
What is the population of Otley?
13668
What are the main exogenous factors affecting Otley?
Government policies
Trade links
Transport links
Enterprises
What do enterprises bring into an area?
Investment
Give an example of an MNC in Otley?
Costa
What type of town is Otley (clone, border or home)?
It is a border town.
Which company is building more homes in Otley?
David Wilson homes have built Garnett Wharfe.
What government policies have affected Otley?
Funding
Limits on the number of fast food restaurants.
