Relationships and connections Flashcards
What changes over time?
Places change overtime.
How should places been understood as?
They are dynamic and should be understood as a coming together of people, ideas, wealth and information rather than a simple location.
Give two examples of places that have changed overtime.
British industrial cities.
British seaside resorts.
What type of factor tends to have the biggest impact on changing the character of a place?
Economic factors.
What other factors can change the character of a place and what do they affect?
- Migration
- Conflict
- Terrorism
- Industrial accidents
- Natural disasters
- Climate change
- These factors can change the way that a place is perceived and the lives of the residents and workers there.
What is a key case study for continuity and change?
Devonport, Plymouth
What are the 8 key agents of change?
- Migration and conflict
- Terrorism
- Industrial accidents
- Natural disasters
- Climate change
- Government policies
- Multinational corporations
- International or global institutions
Where has migration and conflict taken place + the impacts
- Syria
- Lower population
- Dereliction
Give an example of terrorism + the impact
9/11,
- It affected trade and the economy.
- Fear
- Memorials
- More security and flight restrictions
- Hate crimes and violence between religions.
Give an example of an industrial accident + the impacts
Chernobyl
- Loss of animal habitat.
- Death and illness of population
- Homes abandoned
- 50,000 people left
- High cancer rate
Give an example of a natural disaster.
Haiti earthquake 2010
When was the Haiti earthquake + the impacts
2010
- Increased poverty
- Damaged infrastructure e.g airports
- Disease
- Lower population
- More inequality and conflict
What place is suffering the severe impacts of climate change. + the impacts
Maldives
- More emigration
- Sea level changes leads to submergence
- Population decrease
- Tourism may decrease
Give an example of an MNC and what it did + impacts
In 2017, Tata steel announced its intention to sell its entire U.K. Business.
- Job losses in Redcar and Port Talbot in particular.
- Job losses caused a lower quality of life.
- Damage to the economy.
- Loss of tradition.
- A loss of disposable income lead to a cycle of decline.
Give an example of an international or global institution + what they did
The World Bank, It ran 15 development projects in Haiti
- Improved quality of life
- Post earthquake reconstruction of homes and communities
