Representation of Place (Q + Q) Flashcards
What is Quantitative Data
Information about quantities/information that can be measured + written with numbers
- Statistics
- Data
What is Qualitative data
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
Give the strengths for Qualitative data
- Gives us a much deeper understanding of a place, attitudes + behaviours
- Much more focused on individual experience
- Understand a range of perceptions + bigger picture
What are the weaknesses for Qualitative data
- Opinion based gives more potential for biasedness
- Harder to make comparisons between data and to present the data
What are the strengths of Quantitative data
- 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
What are the weaknesses of Quantitative data
- Lacks depth, tells the facts but not individual experiences
- Assumes a fixed and measured reality
When was Brighton Rock made and what did it contain
1947 + adaptation in 2010
Dark alleyways, festering slums - illustrates the extent of crime within Brighton whilst displaying it as a tourist hotspot
How much did the Brighton Pride generate for the city
£20.5 million - attracting 450,000, 2018
How does the Brighton Pride Guide represent Brighton
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
What do the old and present-day photos of Brighton suggest
Puts Brighton in a positive light as they are clearly putting a lot of effort + money in to promote and increase tourist attractions
What is the population of Brighton
273,000
Large number of………..students
Foreign
Highest…………………………………in the SE
Population Density - 33.1 per hectare
What percentage of 14-16 year-olds have tried cannabis
20%
What percentage of households can’t afford market housing
72% - hosing unaffordable for the majority
How many homeless applications between 2012-2013
1627
.. more likely to be homeless than in the SE
3x - rough sleepers are increasing
How many visitors to Brighton in 2011 and how much did that generate
8.5 million visitors
Spent £696,470,000
Further £23,134,000 spent by residents hosting friends or relatives
….% residents living on work benefits
10.3
Give 3 different perceptions of Brighton
Tourist hotspot
Gay Capital
Homelessness-stricken centre
No defined perception
How long is Brighton’s coastline
13km
Brighton pier is the most……………free tourist attraction out of London and……..most in England
Visited
4th
Give two festivals in Brighton other than Pride
Food festival and motor rallies
How much have house prices in Brighton risen since December 2012
15%
Singapore is the………..nation in SE. Asia
Smallest
How many cultures exist in Singapore and how big is the city centre
4 cultures - ‘melting pot of cultures’ interview
683km squared
