Endogenous Factors Flashcards
How is a place’s character affected?
By endogenous and exogenous factors
What is endogenous factors?
Those which originate from within the place and are local
What is land use?
Is the area urban or rural
What is topography?
The relief and lie of the land
What is physical geography?
The natural physical features of a place eg. Waterfalls or estuaries
What is infrastructure?
Built services that enhance or are essential to living conditions, roads, railways, canals, airports, broadband and phone networks, water supply, sewers and electrical grids, parks, public pools, schools, hospitals, libraries, education system, health care provisions, local government, law enforcement, emergency services
What are the Demographic characteristics?
Age, gender, number, ethnicity of the population
What is the built environment?
The architecture of the area, contemporary, ageing, historical
What is the location?
Elevation, distance ro the coast etc, where
What are economic characteristics?
In debt, growth market, ageing industry, historical
