lesson 7- factors affecting character of place

Question 1

what is a lived experience

Answer 1

what its like to live in a place. This may include reflection on wellbeing and belonging

Question 2

what is a place meaning

Answer 2

the meaning we ascribe to a place
-can be as a result of lived experience, or media representation

Question 3

what is character of place, and what factors affect it

Answer 3

physical and human features that distinguish it from elsewhere
combination of natural and cultural forces

-socio-economic
-political
-location
-demographic
-built environment
-physical geography

Question 4

what are endogenous factors

Answer 4

internal factors that influence a places character

-physical geography, demographic etc

Question 5

what are exogenous factors

Answer 5

external factors that influence a places character

-flows in and out, relationships with other places etc

Question 6

what are some examples of external forces

Answer 6

government policies
decisions of TNCs

Question 7

what policy does China have to reduce rapid population growth

Answer 7

one child policy

Question 8

what did germany do to increase immigration

Answer 8

invite turkish people to live and work there

Question 9

what did Manchester do to improve social and economic state of the area

Answer 9

rebuilt houses, parks and business parks

Question 10

how has general demographic changed

Answer 10

increased flows of people means more migration and changing amounts and ages of people
-e.g. people leaving Uckfield (Essex) as they cant afford housing
-migration into Europe, mainly male
-government can invest to attract people, e.g. London Docklands
-flows of ideas, e.g. birth control causes population to rise slower, organisations such as UNFPA supply

Question 11

how does increased flows of people affect cultural characteristics of places

Answer 11

people move to new places and bring their culture
-e.g. migration from Asia causes areas such as London (chinatown) to be multiethnic