Factors contributing to the character of places

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

refers to the human and physical features of a place that give it its unique identity.

Question 2

Factors affecting the character of place

Answer 2

• Social economic factors = employment opportunities, amenities, education attainment opportunities, income, health
• Physical geography = relief, altitude, aspect, drainage, soil and rock type
• Demographic factors = population size and structure (age and gender), ethnicity
• Location = urban or rural, proximity to other settlements, main roads and physical features
• Built environment = land use, age and type of housing, building density and material
• Cultural factors = heritage, religion, language
• Mobility of the population for work and leisure
• Political factors = role and strength of local councils

Question 3

What is there a combination of in the landscape?

Answer 3

This is often a combination of natural and cultural features in the landscape including population.

Question 4

Agents of change

Answer 4

• These are people who impact on a place
• They try impact a change Through living, working and or trying to improve a place.
• e.g Community groups

Question 5

What has changed the economic structure of a place?

Answer 5

De industrialisation

- which has led to unemployment + Urban decline in cities with a manufacturing tradition.

Question 6

How has globalisation impacted place?

Answer 6

It has caused challenges for mining, steel and shipbuilding.

Question 7

What can change the character of a place?

Answer 7

Gentrification and the purchase of second homes.

Question 8

What has international migration caused?

Answer 8

Diasporas and multicultural societie

Question 9

What functions did places have when they first started to grow

Answer 9

They only had one distinct function and this depended on the location.

Question 10

What are some potential distinct functions of areas?

Answer 10

Defensive positions
Bridging points
Availability of natural resources
Natural routeways 
Trading centres

Question 11

What happens as places develop?

Answer 11

Exogenous and external factors become more and more important as initial functions diminish due to technological advances

Question 12

What is meant by exogenous factors?

Answer 12

• This is the relationship of one place with other places and the external factors that affect this.
• Shifting flows of people, resources, money and investment shape the demographic, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of a place

Question 13

What are endogenous factors?

Answer 13

• The characteristics of a place itself or the factors which have originated internally.
• include Location, physical geography, land use and social and economic characteristics including population size and employment issues.

Question 14

List 6 exogenous factors

Answer 14

Trade links
Mobility of the population
Investment into the area
Government policy
Proximity to rivers
Migration rates

Question 15

What are 10 endogenous factors?

Answer 15

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