Representation of Place (Q + Q)

Question 1

What is Quantitative Data

Answer 1

Information about quantities/information that can be measured + written with numbers

• Statistics
• Data

Question 2

What is Qualitative data

Answer 2

Typically descriptive data, useful t studies at the individual level and to find out, in-depth, the ways in which people think and feel

• Articles
• Films
• Interviews

Question 3

Give the strengths for Qualitative data

Answer 3

• Gives us a much deeper understanding of a place, attitudes + behaviours
• Much more focused on individual experience
• Understand a range of perceptions + bigger picture

Question 4

What are the weaknesses for Qualitative data

Answer 4

• Opinion based gives more potential for biasedness

- Harder to make comparisons between data and to present the data

Question 5

What are the strengths of Quantitative data

Answer 5

• Statistical data = more accurate representation + more reliable
• Allows you to produce graphs, calculate averages and observe trends + easier to compare places
• Collects more data quicker

Question 6

What are the weaknesses of Quantitative data

Answer 6

• Lacks depth, tells the facts but not individual experiences
• Assumes a fixed and measured reality

Question 7

When was Brighton Rock made and what did it contain

Answer 7

1947 + adaptation in 2010

Dark alleyways, festering slums - illustrates the extent of crime within Brighton whilst displaying it as a tourist hotspot

Question 8

How much did the Brighton Pride generate for the city

Answer 8

£20.5 million - attracting 450,000, 2018

Question 9

How does the Brighton Pride Guide represent Brighton

Answer 9

Very open and supportive place - ‘free to be you’

Paints Brighton in a positive light - supportive of pride + raising £750,000 for good causes

‘Gay capital of the world’ - extensive pictures of large crowds = popular destenation

Question 10

What do the old and present-day photos of Brighton suggest

Answer 10

Puts Brighton in a positive light as they are clearly putting a lot of effort + money in to promote and increase tourist attractions

Question 11

What is the population of Brighton

Answer 11

273,000

Question 12

Large number of………..students

Answer 12

Foreign

Question 13

Highest…………………………………in the SE

Answer 13

Population Density - 33.1 per hectare

Question 14

What percentage of 14-16 year-olds have tried cannabis

Answer 14

20%

Question 15

What percentage of households can’t afford market housing

Answer 15

72% - hosing unaffordable for the majority

Question 16

How many homeless applications between 2012-2013

Answer 16

1627

Question 17

.. more likely to be homeless than in the SE

Answer 17

3x - rough sleepers are increasing

Question 18

How many visitors to Brighton in 2011 and how much did that generate

Answer 18

8.5 million visitors

Spent £696,470,000

Further £23,134,000 spent by residents hosting friends or relatives

Question 19

….% residents living on work benefits

Answer 19

10.3

Question 20

Give 3 different perceptions of Brighton

Answer 20

Tourist hotspot
Gay Capital
Homelessness-stricken centre

No defined perception

Question 21

How long is Brighton’s coastline

Answer 21

13km

Question 22

Brighton pier is the most……………free tourist attraction out of London and……..most in England

Answer 22

Visited

4th

Question 23

Give two festivals in Brighton other than Pride

Answer 23

Food festival and motor rallies

Question 24

How much have house prices in Brighton risen since December 2012

Answer 24

15%

Question 25

Singapore is the………..nation in SE. Asia

Answer 25

Smallest

Question 26

How many cultures exist in Singapore and how big is the city centre

Answer 26

4 cultures - ‘melting pot of cultures’ interview

683km squared