KI 1: What’s In A Place

Question 1

What is a place?

Answer 1

A portion of geographical space with a distinctive identity that has meaning to people.

Question 2

What is a space

Answer 2

A portion of geographical space without social connections for people (i.e. No identity)

Question 3

What are endogenous factors?

Answer 3

A place’s internal characteristics (e.g. Physical features, cultural landscape, economic functions, demographic etc)

Question 4

What are exogenous factors, and what has increased these factors’ influence?

Answer 4

A place’s external factors that shape it (e.g. connections to other places or flows of people, resources, money and ideas)

• Exogenous factors have seen a rise due to the increase in globalisation.

Question 5

What are some physical factors that affect a place’s identity?

Answer 5

• Altitude
• Slope angle
• Aspect
• Drainage
• Geology
• Climate

Question 6

What are some socio-economic factors that shape a place’s identity?

Answer 6

• Employment
• Income
• Education
• Family Status

Question 7

What are some demographic factors that shape a place’s identity?

Answer 7

• Age
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Population size
• Birth/ Death rates

Question 8

What are some cultural factors that affect a place’s identity?

Answer 8

• Religion
• Local traditions
• Local clubs and societies

Question 9

What are some political factors that affect a place’s identity?

Answer 9

• Government/ Political beliefs
• Resident associations
• Community groups

Question 10

What are some factors of the built environment of a place that shapes its identity?

Answer 10

• Age of buildings
• Style & architecture
• Building materials
• Housing density
• Land use