Lesson 6-Endogenous and Exogenous Factors Flashcards
What contributes to a character of a place?
- Refers to the physical and human factors that help to distinguish it from another places
-character may be strongly linked to the natural resources and cultural features in the landscape and generally includes the people who occupy the place amnd where they have come from
What are endogenous factors?
- Endogenous factors are those that originate internally and may include aspects of the site or land on which the place is built, such as height, relief, drainage, soil type, geology and the avalibility of the resource.
-also include the demographic and economic characteristics of the area
-when places start to grow, most only have one distinct function
Endogenous factors affecting character of place-Physical geography
- (Floodplain or River valley, geology) Being located around the River Thames allowed London to become a trading hub, and eventually a capital
Endogenous factors affecting character of place-Topography
- (Hills or mountains), can determine housing and road layouts
Endogenous factors affecting character of place-Infrastructure
Heavily affects trade links.
e.g the M1 where many wherehouses and industries are found due to great access
Endogenous factors affecting character-Demographic characteristics
Can increase diversity
-can influence the productivity of an area if its more youthful
Endogenous factors affecting character-Built environment (Georgian, Edwardian, Victorian Modernist or high tech)
-can affect how the area is viewed and perceived
Endogenous factors affecting character-Economic characteristics
Can affect the trade and economic growth of an area
-may mean that an area can globalise
Endogenous factors affecting character-Land use
Can affect the diversity of the economy of an area
Endogenous factors affecting Sheffield-Geology
- Large coal opportunities in sheffield as its fine grain coal
- Buildings made from a valuable ‘Yorkshire Sandstone’
Endogenous factors affecting sheffield-Drainage Basin and Rivers
-Influenced early industry due to the transportation of goods and services
-large increased flood risk for Sheffield
Endogenous factors affecting Sheffield-Green space
Provides access to a range of activities
-biking, climbing
-improved mental health/air quality
-Significant for rebranding image of sheffield to the ‘Outdoor city’
-greenest city in Europe
Endogenous factors affecting sheffield-‘Northern’ sheffield
Industrial identity- working class
-connotations of deprivation, poor education
Endogenous factors affecting Wath-Physical geography
Woodland may encourage people to be outside and play
-developing a positive sense of place
Endogenous factors affecting Wath-Geology
Coal mines attracted people to migrate to wath, lead to the housing and infrastructure we see today
Endogenous factors affecting wath-Topography
Flat> encourages housing, business
Endogenous factors affecting wath-Rivers
River Dearne was canalised to help movement of coal along river to power stations and industry
Endogenous factors affecting wath-Land use
the farms/ mines in previous times would have generated income for locals
Endogenous factors affecting wath-Infrastructure
1) Large secondary and primary schools encourages families to the area- can be seen in the large estates e.g Manvers.
2) Cycle paths/Trans-Pennine Trail encourages people to cycle- people may pass Wath and Manvers. Links with Doncaster and Sheffield
3) Dearne Valley Parkway creates a business link to the M1
Endogenous factors affecting Wath-Economic characteristics
Tertiary industries mainly-service sector businesses like Next, Capita and Royal Mail
What are exogenous factors?
- Those that have an external cause of origin, thats caused by the impact of another place or the relation ship to another place
-as areas develop exogenous factors become more important
-e.g cheaper labour in China resulted in less manufacturing jobs in Sheffield
How do exogenous factors link to global systems and global governance?
- Links to TNC’s as relationships to other places can be shown by the movement or flow of different things across space such as people, resources, money, investment and ideas
What are the 4 categories of exogenous factors?
- Flow of people-Migrants or workers come from outside of a place to live or work
- Flow of money-Investment from a business based outside the area
- Flow of resources-Raw marerials, transport infrastructure
- Flow of ideas-Urban planners, architects, businesses and artists may bring ideas to shape and change a place
Exogenous factors affecting Sheffield
- Trade links-The M1 links Sheffueld to London which increases inward investment
- Immigration-Jamaican Windrush Generation was a huge influx of working labour force that stimulated growth
- Funding-lack of trading bewteen foreign countries due to leaving EU>negative effect opn Lower Don Valley
- Globalisation-Manufacturing in china has led to dein dustrialisation
-increased sense of homoginy and placlessness
In the context of place, explain the meaning of ‘endogenous factors’ and ‘exogenous factors’ (4 marks)
-Define exogenous factors
>and example like wath and how its been influenced by coal
-Define exogenous factors
>and provide an example of one like Mcdonalds and KFC
>which can therefore lead to placelessness and homoginisation
Analyse the extent to which endogenous factors are responsible for Bristol being named the best place to live in the UK (6 Marks)
Para 1-Endogenous factors definition>link to stem with an example and how its afffected the area
Para 2-Another endogenous factor in the stem which has affected the sense of place (e.g its affected livability and well-being)
Para 3-Exogenous factors>then give an example of one and how its relevant to the sense of place of Bristol
