Shiting Flows Flashcards
What are demographic characteristics?
They describe who lives in a place and include factors such as age, gender, education level, religion, birth rates, ethnicity, and population size.
Give an example of an endogenous factor shaping a place.
Mining towns developing where there were natural resources.
What are exogenous influences on a place?
External influences like flows of people, resources, money, and ideas that have changed a place over time.
What factors have increased the flows of people, money, resources, and ideas in recent history?
Improvements in transport and communication technologies, like the Internet.
What effect has globalisation had on places?
It has caused more places to become more strongly connected to each other, often over increasing distances.
What factors historically influenced the character of a place?
Local (endogenous) factors, such as the availability of natural resources.
What is a local-scale example of demographic change caused by flow of people?
In Harrogate (Yorkshire), young people leave because of unaffordable housing, increasing the proportion of older residents.
What can flows of people change in a place?
Any of the demographic characteristics
Increasing house prices in Harrogate?
2017 UK average £245,000
Harrogate average £340,000
Evidence for ageing population in Harrogate
By 2035 1 in 3 people will be 65+
National average 1 in 4
What is an international-scale example of demographic change caused by flow of people?
Migration from North Africa to Europe (starting in 2015) altered gender balances in host towns due to the high number of male migrants.
How can flows of money and investment affect a place?
By improving the economy and built environment, attracting more people to live there.
What is an example of government investment changing a place?
The London Docklands Development Corporation (1981) redeveloped the area, doubling the population by the early 21st century.
How can ideas and resources affect demographic characteristics?
They can influence things like birth rate and population size.
What is an example of an idea affecting demographic change?
Thailand’s Population Policy promoted birth control using the “Cabbages and Condoms” campaign, lowering birth rates.
What are cultural characteristics of a place?
How people live—foods, customs, clothing, traditions, language, art, attitudes, beliefs
How can cultural characteristics of a place change?
Due to external flows, especially flows of people.
What impact does new migration have on cultural characteristics?
Migrants bring their culture, which can change language, religion, cuisine, and tradition
Who were the main populations in Brick Lane during the 19th–20th centuries?
Irish and Jewish communities.
How did post-WWII migration affect Brick Lane?
Bangladeshi immigrants settled there, making it known for curry restaurants and South Asian culture.
What trend affected Brick Lane from the 2000s onward?
Gentrification, as young professionals began moving in.
What is an example of cultural change in China due to international business?
Western fast food companies like KFC, McDonald’s, and Pizza Hut opened in the 1980s–90s, changing eating habits as more people chose Western-style fast food over traditional Chinese food.
How has Harrogate been affected by flows of money, investment, and ideas?
Polish supermarkets have opened, offering products from Eastern Europe.
Eg. Sowa
How has Brick Lane been influenced by cultural flows?
The area now has restaurants selling food from various ethnic groups, especially curry houses reflecting its Bangladeshi community.
