2.b Flashcards
What are 2 stats from the Mumbai 2011 census data?
Population of Mumbai is more than 22 million. 68% of Mumbai’s workforce is employed by the informal sector. Mumbai also features among the top 10 cities in terms of billionaire population. The city is home to 28 billionaires.
What were the 4 examples studied for informal agencies?
The 4 examples were: song lyrics (Empire State of Mind), painting (New York), TV soap (EastEnders), and film (Slumdog Millionaire).
What are the 2 disadvantages to informal representations?
Disadvantages include. Limited in their ability to indicate aspects of a place profile. Some formal data is outdated.
Is formal data important? Why?
Formal data is invaluable in representing places, allowing them to be described and investigated. In many countries, the most effective formal representation is a census.
What makes formal representations legitimate?
Formal representations are fact as they are produced by people employed by the government who have no particular agenda to pursue. They do not allow for bias as they are raw facts and figures.
What are formal representations, fact or opinion?
Formal representations are fact.
What is linked closely with formal representations?
Formal representations of places are closely linked with statistics which describe data associated with particular places. E.g. crime figures or rainfall totals.
What are 3 disadvantages to informal representation?
Disadvantages include the following: Influence of perception, this is subjective. Images must be analysed with care as representations may not be realistic. Limited at representing places.
Does audio play a role in the perception of place?
Yes, composers and authors also use their medium to depict places.
What country experience an increase in tourism when Lord of the Rings was filmed there?
New Zealand has used filming for ‘Lord of the Rings’ to present the place profile to potential tourists.
How could TV soaps create a positive and negative representation of a place?
TV soaps represent places through the lives of local people. Through soaps we build up place profiles of the area in which it is set.
How does TV and film influence place presentation? Refer to a camera.
Television and film portray places visually. They play major roles in representing places offering sounds as well as sights. The lens of the camera can give wide-angled views of places perhaps showing their geographical context. It can also zoom in on the detail of a place.
Give 3 examples of informal representations.
3 examples of formal representations could include any of the following. Literature. Film. Graffiti. Photography. Music. TV soaps.
Give 3 examples of formal representations?
3 examples of formal representations could include any of the following. Census data. Road networks. Rainfall totals. Distribution of soil types. Locations of victims of disease e.g. Ebola. Crime figures.
