Relationships, Connections, Meaning And Representation- Strand 2

Question 1

Representation of place

Answer 1

Cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others

Question 2

Identity

Answer 2

Assemblage of personal characteristics such as gender, sexuality, race and religion

Question 3

Belonging

Answer 3

Sense of being part of a collective.

Question 4

Ownership

Answer 4

Feeling of being in possession of set of valves or a particular identity

Question 5

Concept of rebranding

Answer 5

Where external agencies attempt to create specific place meanings to shape the actions of others

Question 6

Meaning can involve people’s sense of(4)

Answer 6

• identity
• belonging
• ownership
• well being

Question 7

Well-being

Answer 7

Positive outcome of a shared identity and a sense of belonging

Question 8

Examples of different types of text

Answer 8

• articles, from newspapers and internet
• photographs
• films
• poetry

Question 9

When looking at a source’s text, what are the processes that I need to think through?

Answer 9

• does it give a positive or a negative impression?
• look for:symbols,stereotypes, metaphors, choice of vocab, colour, camera angle
• provenance
• when was it produced
• who produced it
• what was the purpose
• does it support or contest the views of dominant groups?

Question 10

Provenance

Answer 10

Recognise context in which the text was produced and have some knowledge of its creator

Question 11

Textual Analysis- what to do?

Answer 11

• how does the source compare with other available texts
• timescale of source compared to others
• source inspired or reacting to other texts
• look for subtexts or hidden texts
• how does text relate to wider geographies or processes in society, e.g globalisation

Question 12

Meaning

Answer 12

Something attached to a place that people have experience both in the past and present

Question 13

Rebranding

Answer 13

External agencies attempting to create specific place meaning to shape the actions of others

Question 14

Rebranding Example

Answer 14

Salford Quays

Question 15

Example of a place that has been represented in a variety of different forms

Answer 15

Croyde, Devon

Question 16

8 Forces of Change

Answer 16

Local community groups
Transnational corporations(T.N.C.S)
Individuals
Local government 
National institutions(national trust)
Global institutions(world trade organisation)
International institutions(European union)
National government

Question 17

Local community Group Example

Answer 17

New era estate

Question 18

Transnational Corporations/ global institutions/ national government Example

Answer 18

Teeside

Question 19

Why should places be studies in context?

Answer 19

They have a past that’s shaped them and embedded them in regional, national and global contexts

Question 20

Place in Context Example

Answer 20

Trafalgar Square

Question 21

Plalimpsest

Answer 21

When geographers often describe places as being made up of a series of layers-something changed over time and shows evidence of the change