Straford-upon-avon Flashcards
1
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Endogenous factors
A
- location
- demographics
- built environment
- economic characteristics
- infrastructure
- physical geography
2
Q
Location (endo)
A
- West Midlands
- 27 miles from Birmingham airport
- 101 miles from London
-bridging point over the river avon
3
Q
Demographics (endo)
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- 70.3 % Christian
- average age 44
- 97.5% ca speak english
4
Q
Built environment (endo)
A
- urban environment
- medieval from London
- Shakespeare’s birthplace
5
Q
Infrastructure (endo)
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- Served by midlands and Chiltern train line
- on A422
6
Q
Economic characteristics (endo)
A
Tertiary sector services, mainly linked to tourism
7
Q
Physical geography (endo)
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- 35 m above sea level
- lowland plain alongside river
- floodplain of river avon
8
Q
Exogenous factors
A
People, capital, resources and ideas
9
Q
People (exo)
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- usually counts 6 million visits a year in tourism
- tourist spend generates $28 million to the local economy each month
- tourist shops
- most commonly from France, USA and Germany
10
Q
Capital (exo)
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- $191 million spent by tourists each year
- 3425 tourism jobs
- foreign companies such as Starbucks, Nando’s, McDonald’s, pandora
11
Q
Ideas (exo)
A
- bell court redeveloped in 2016 ($30 m)
- some modern developments such as premier inn, composition feel.
