KEY TERMS: changing places

Question 1

place

Answer 1

a meaningful segment of geographical place - a location with meaning

Question 2

far places

Answer 2

these are global in scale and include both physical and virtual spaces

Question 3

private places

Answer 3

places with which we are experienced and with which we form attachments

Question 4

locale

Answer 4

settings where everyday life activities take place

e.g. in school or at home

Question 5

experienced places

Answer 5

these are places we know and have visited

Question 6

representation

Answer 6

the cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others

Question 7

media places

Answer 7

the impact of electronics means many people today have no “sense of place”…they occupy many places

Question 8

location

Answer 8

this is the point in space, with specific links to other points in space
(e.g. coordinates on a map or latitude or longitude)

Question 9

public places

Answer 9

places which are connected with national history and art or state power

Question 10

near places

Answer 10

the local area where people live, work and places they visit regularly e.g. a shopping centre

Question 11

identity

Answer 11

the ways in which people connect to various places. It can be lead to people having a “sense of place” at a personal level

Question 12

sense of place

Answer 12

subjective, emotional attachments people have to a place. these may be different from others perspectives - it involves our identity

Question 13

tourists gaze

Answer 13

the way a visitor (tourist) views a place- can be influenced by the tour companies and site managers

Question 14

insiders

Answer 14

people who live in a place

Question 15

outsiders

Answer 15

people who visit the place