Lesson 11- Sources

Question 1

Types of data

Answer 1

• Quantitative data often comes in the form of numbers. It is objective and can be measured.
• Qualitative data is more opinion-based. It is subjective, and cannot be measured statistically.

Question 2

Which type of data is most useful when studying sense of place?

Answer 2

• Combination of both is useful
  -qualitative is more important in ‘changing places’

Question 3

Quantitative data-Census Data

Answer 3

• Used to detail the social and economic characteristics of the population of the country for over 200 years.
  -age and gender structure
  -ethnicity
  -levels of economic deprivation

Question 4

Qualitative Data-Interviews

Answer 4

• Interviews can generate detailed insights about a person’s sense of place or perception of place.
• They are first-hand or direct reports of experiences, opinions and feelings.
• Interviewer bias may affect the responses of the interviewee by using leading questions.

Question 5

Are maps qualitative or quantative?

Answer 5

• Is a cartographical source
• can be qualitatiove like OS maps but can change how we feel about a place
  -maps have been previously unreliable due to religion as Jeruselum was always in middle

Question 6

Maps-Mercator Projection

Answer 6

• The northern land mases look much bigger on the map than they are in reality
  -not accurate, greenland looks tiny but its massive

Question 7

Provenance defintion

Answer 7

• Used for a source’s ‘background’ – its nature, origin and purpose. It’s a key word to use when considering the context of a source.

Question 8

Statistics

Answer 8

• Census data, objective but dont describe sense of place

Question 9

Maps

Answer 9

• Historical maps, topography maps, census data maps,
  -qualitative data like level of happiness
  -can be misleading like historical maps

Question 10

Films, art and photography

Answer 10

• Paintings of art galleries, local films
  -effective in conveying a sense of place
  -can be altered, only show sense of place at a given time

Question 11

Stories, article, music and poetry

Answer 11

• 8 mile, Eminem
  -get lots of info from atricles and includes emotional ionterpretation of the area too
  -done sometimes include the full picture

Question 12

Evaluations of quantative data

Answer 12

• Objective, can be shown over time (Index of Multiple Deprivation)
• Doesnt explain anything-have to infer and data can be selective

Question 13

Evaluations of qualitative data

Answer 13

• Subjective so provides descriptive and can be used to explain why
• But its open to bias so is less accurate and can be manipulated through falsified paintings