How past and present connections and developments shape places

Question 1

Connections between places in the past shape their character in the present

Answer 1

• London and NYC have been connected with other cities by sea trade routes
• Helped then to become more wealthy, attract people and become closely linked with other cultures = world cities

Question 2

New connections made by places in the present can affect the character

Answer 2

• London and NYC have made new connections to strengthen their character as world cities
• Closely connected in industries like banking and finance due to globalisation

Question 3

The way places developed in the past affects their character in the present

Answer 3

• Endogenous factors attract people
• Sheffield has coal and iron reserves = traded during the industrial revolution - large city today
• Sheffield is less well-connected due to deindustrialisation
  = loss of trade economic and social decline occurred

factories became abandoned

Question 4

The character of a place is shaped by all connections and developments that have occurred throughout its history

Answer 4

Now Sheffield is a mixture of its industrial past and redevelopment work