Key Knowledge

Question 1

Place

Answer 1

Space + meaning
- can be seen as a definite location on a map or may refer to the description of the human and physical characteristics of a particular location.

Question 2

Sense of place

Answer 2

Combination of unique qualities and characteristics that make a location special (includes sights, sounds and memories)

Question 3

Understanding of place can be affected by our …

Answer 3

-sex/gender
-age
-ethnicity
-sexuality
-life cycle stage

Question 4

Locale

Answer 4

A place where something happens or is she, or that has particular events associated with it

Question 5

Insider perspective

Answer 5

The perspective of someone who knows a place well and is familiar with not only its topography but also its daily rhythms and events

Question 6

Outsider perspective

Answer 6

The perspective of someone who does not know a place well (visitor) or someone who is marganilised in community such as the homeless or people from minority groups.

Question 7

Near and far places

Answer 7

The geographical distance or the emotional connection with a particular place and how comfortable a person feels within a place

Question 8

Experienced place

Answer 8

Those places that a person has spent time in

Question 9

Media places

Answer 9

Those places that a person has only read about or seen in a film etc.

Question 10

Endogenous factors

Answer 10

Factors within a place that helps shape its character e.g. location, topography, physical geography, land use, built environment and infrastructure, demographic and economic characteristics.

Question 11

Exogenous factors

Answer 11

Factors outside a place that give a place that force a change in a places character e.g. people (migrants come from outside to live/work), capital (business investment from outside an area), resources, ideas (urban planners architect, businesses and artists).

Question 12

What are the forces in the change making process

Answer 12

• local community groups (can resist change e.g. parish council)
• national government (policy)
• international organisations (the EU)
• global institutions (world trade organisation)
• national institutions (non government institution -> national trust)
• local government (county council)
• individuals (activists and celebrities)
• TNC’s (changing economic fortunes -> Amazon)

Question 13

Representation

Answer 13

The cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others

Question 14

Identity

Answer 14

An assemblage of personal characteristics such as gender, sexuality, race and religion.

Question 15

Belonging

Answer 15

A sense of being par of a collective identity

Question 16

Ownership

Answer 16

The feeling of being in possession of a set of values or a particular identity

Question 17

Well-being

Answer 17

The positive outcome of a shared identity and a sense of belonging

Question 18

Meaning

Answer 18

Relates to individuals or collective perceptions of place, it involves their: Identity, belonging, ownership and wellbeing.

Question 19

Representation

Answer 19

How a place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society

Question 20

Rebranding

Answer 20

External agencies (e.g. gov & companies) and local community groups do attempt to influence or create specific place meaning in order to shape the actions of others.

Question 21

Segregation

Answer 21

The actions or state of setting or something apart from others

Question 22

Racial disintegration

Answer 22

The tendency for society to decline or disintegrate over time