Mock Revision Flashcards
What is lived experience?
A person’s sense of place that has been developed through their first-hand experiences of the place in spending time there.
A person’s sense of place that has been developed through their first-hand experiences of the place in spending time there.
How a place is portrayed or seen in society.
What is qualitative data?
Information that is non-numerical and used in a relatively unstructured and open-ended way. It is based on opinion. It is descriptive information, which often comes from interviews, focus groups or artistic depictions such as photographs.
Give 3 qualitative data sources used to investigate Harrogate?
UCI Painting – Lucy Pittaway
Blue sky and cherry blossom painting of the Stray – Anita Bowerman
News article on drug gangs – The Stray Ferret
Harrogate Girl – blog
Photographs / postcards from the 1920s
Railway posters from the early 1900s
Give 3 qualitative data sources used to investigate Brick Lane
Map of Spitalfields - Adam Dant
Map (art) – Jane Smith
Street art, A couple hold hands in the street – Stik
Poem, The Brick Lane I see - Sally Flood
Video 10 reasons I love Brick Lane on a Sunday - Ceara McEvoy Novel, Brick Lane – Monica Ali (and review by Sanchita Is
Explain what 1 qualitative data source shows about lived experience in Harrogate.
News article from The Stray Ferret . Reports on a problem with criminal activity. Operation of organised crime gangs dealing drugs in the area “an organised crime gang that flooded Harrogate with heroin and crack cocaine”.
It showed negatives aspects of lived experiences which is in contrast to other sources
What do postcards from the early 1900s show about Harrogate?
People who are well dressed and motor cars suggest there were wealthy people in the area.
Large area of green space, the Stray, that was used for recreation, a pleasant environment.
Harrogate is described as “a fashionable watering hole” – it was popular with tourists who visited to take the waters.
Large buildings that still exist as hotels today are shown.
Explain what 1 qualitative data source shows about lived experience in Brick Lane.
Sally Flood’s poem The Brick Lane I see.
Influence of migration on the area - restaurants e.g., Jewish trimming shops.
What the senses may experience e.g., “aromatic spices” from the cooking of food from different ethnic groups.
Describes it as “where the immigrant looks for fulfilment!” Describes it as being busy and congested e.g., “pollution heavy exhaust fumes”.
Describes criminal activity e.g. “drug peddlers”.
Sally Flood is an insider so describes both positive and negative aspects of experiencing Brick Lane.
What is quantitative data
Data that can be quantified and verified,and is amenable to data? statistical manipulation.
Give 2 quantitative data sources used to investigate your place studies?
Census data IMD data
What is character of place?
The physical and human geographic features that distinguish a particular place and make it unique. Physical geographic factors include climate, topography and physical features e.g. rivers. Human geographic factors include the land use, built environment and demographic and cultural features.
What are endogenous factors?
The internal factors that shape a place’s character. These could be physical, e.g. its location, topography and physical geography, or they could be human e.g. the land use, built environment, infrastructure and demographic and economic characteristics.
Give 3 ways endogenous factors have affected Harrogate?
Location – 17 miles to Leeds, many people commute to work Topography - 500ft above sea level, hilly
Physical geography – spa water, dry and mild climate (rain shadow the Pennines). Climate allows for arable farming)
Built environment and infrastructure – railway, Royal pump house, conference centre. Railway brought tourism to Harrogate. Demographic characteristics - median age is 47 yrs (2021). There is an ageing population which influences the provision of services e.g. local NHS trust plans to provide more care to the elderly in their own homes and the development of new care homes.
Economic activity – spa water, conference centre, Bettys, tourism. The spa water attracted wealthy tourists to the town which has contributed to Harrogate being an affluent area. There is highly desirable housing in the areas with high property process.
Give 3 ways endogenous factors have affected Brick Lane
Location – inner London, Borough of Tower Hamlets. Demographic characteristics - most residents (39%) in the 20-39 age bracket (2021 census) this is similar to other inner London areas because of range of jobs available.
Multi-ethnic community – e.g., over 40% of the population are Bangladeshi (2021 census). This influences people ‘s experiences in the area e.g. food, shops. Note: the ethnic mix has changed over time due to shifting flows of people - exogenous factor.
Built environment – old Truman Brewery (from 17th Century - used to be the largest brewery in London) now used as a space for creative businesses.
Economic activity – street markets attract visitors.
What are exogenous factors?
The external factors which shape a place’s character, including the relationship or links to other places and the flows in and out of a place.
Flows of people, resources, money/investment and ideas.
