Places are shaped by Endogenous and Exogenous factors

Question 1

Endogenous

Answer 1

• Internal factors which shape a places character

Physical - location, topography
Human - land use, infrastructure

Question 2

Exogenous

Answer 2

External factors which shape a place’s character

Relationship to other places and the flows in and out of a place
= resources, money

Question 3

Endogenous; Physical characteristics

• Location

Answer 3

• Where the place is = coast/rural?
• Places can be characterised by features that are present due to location

Eg/ coastal place - port - direct proximity to sea

Question 4

Endogenous; Physical characteristics

• Topography

Answer 4

• Shape of the landscape
• Topography affects other factors that give places their character

Flat place = arable farming
Mountainous = pastoral farming

Question 5

Endogenous; Physical characteristics

Physical geography

Answer 5

• Refers to environmental features of a place

Eg/ attitude, aspect, soul and rock type

• Places can be characterised directly but their physical geography
• Physical geography affects other factors
  Eg/ - Economic characteristics, place rich in natural resources

Question 6

Endogenous - Human characteristics

• Land use

Answer 6

• Refers to human activities that occur in the land - farming, industry….
• Land use affects other factors -built environment, high-rise/ high-density buildings
  Businesses in city centres

Question 7

Exogenous factors that influence a place?

Answer 7

• Relative location to other places
• Tourism = casinos and hotels
• Flow of investment = Japanese car manufacturers in Sunderland
• Migration - ethically diverse populations.

Question 8

Urban-rural continuum

Answer 8

• Range of settlement types from extremely urban to extremely rural
• Greenbelts divide the urban and rural apart
• Places can change as a result from exogenous and endogenous factors

Question 9

Globalisation of place

Answer 9

• Made place less important
• Clone towns = identical
• Some towns resisting

Question 10

Theoretical approaches to place

Answer 10

• Descriptive approach
• Social constructionist approach
• Phenumenological approach

Question 11

Descriptive approach

Answer 11

• Idea that the world is a set of places

- Each place can be studied and is distinct

Question 12

Social constructionist approach

Answer 12

• Sees place as a product of a particular set of social approaches

Question 13

Phenomenological approach

Answer 13

• Not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed
• Instead is interested in how a person experiences place