Place- KQ1 What's in a place?

Question 1

Explain the difference between place and space

Answer 1

Space is an area that does not have any meaning attached to it whereas a place is a space that has had specific meaning attached to it by people. One person’s space is another person’s space

Question 2

How can meaning be attached to an area?

Answer 2

Either directly or indirectly.
Direct meaning comes from experinencing a place first hand through the senses whilst indirect meaning is mediated by symbols and art (often this is informed by informal representations of place)

Question 3

Explain the difference between locational and place knowledge

Answer 3

Locational knowledge is knowing the geographic points on a map whereas place knowledge is knowing the complex workings of a place, underneath the skin of places. Place knowledge requires deeper knowledge of a place and gives a bigger, cultural picture

Question 4

What 6 characteristics make up a place profile?

Answer 4

Natural, socioeconomic, built, political, demographic, cultural