Media’s Influence On Place

Question 1

CS: Colombia
What was the negative image before?

Answer 1

Once the worlds must murderous city, famed for cocaine cartels and death squads
The murder rate was 381 per 100,000 people
Supplied 80% of all of America’s cocaine

Question 2

CS: Columbia
When did change happen?

Answer 2

“Renovating itself as a technology city”
In the early 1990s

Question 3

CS: Columbia
Who/what has helped change the City?

Answer 3

Crime rate has reduced due to government policies
Uk (HIC) has invested money into the companies via corporations e.g. Shell, HSBC, Rolls-Royce

Question 4

CS: Columbia
What have been the changes - positives and negatives for the area?

Answer 4

• The country had a 5.1 percent growth in its economy in 2014
• Local gov has helped change by setting up an inter-school computer programming contest, it offers free computer programming lessons for 14-18 year old students
• gov provides office space with internet and electricity, plus a 100% tax discount for the first 10 years
• murder rate has fallen by 80% from its peak, HOWEVER, there were still 920 violent deaths in the city last year
• a new library; connecting poor communities to the internet
• cable cars in the slum, to enable the poor to come into the city for work, reducing inequality

Question 5

Who are some famous people that you think of when you think about place?

Answer 5

Beyoncé - Texas, us
Ed Sheeran - Ipswich
Gangdum style man - Korea, Seoul
The beetles - England

Question 6

Poetry can effect our sense of place, and songs:
What does Wordsworth’s poem, London, tell us?

Answer 6

Portrays London in a positive light, where it is clean and pleasant environment e.g. “glittering and smokeless air”

Question 7

Poetry can effect our sense of place, and songs:
What does Blake’s poem, tell us?

Answer 7

Shows London to be dirty and full of poverty e.g. “chimney sweepers cry” (child labour) and “youthful harlots curse”, that there is a big inequality “runs in blood down palace walls’

Question 8

THE COTSWOLDS CS:
Why did the area get given AONB status by the government?

Answer 8

As it is unique limestone, that creates a type of grassland habitat, golden stone

Question 9

THE COTSWOLDS CS:
How popular are AONB with tourists?

Answer 9

They are very popular with tourists, gained over £373 million from visitors spending on accommodation

Tourism provides 200,000 jobs

Question 10

THE COTSWOLDS CS:
Why are they changing the name to the Cotswolds national landscape from Cotswolds AONB?

Answer 10

They have changed the name as it sounds more important and shows that these places provide everyone the important opportunity to connect with nature

Question 11

THE COTSWOLDS CS:
What is on the new logo and what does this tell you about the area?

Answer 11

New logo retains NDCC amplifies the Cotswolds lion sheep, presents a bold new colour. Gives nod to heritage of Cotswolds, and showcases area in a more energetic way

Question 12

What are some places in UK that are associated with movie/book/film?

Answer 12

Stratford upon Avon - Shakespeare’s plays
Scotland - Harry Potter movie (train to hog-warts)
London - Paddington

Question 13

Name one song/painting/text and explain how it helped you to develop knowledge and understanding of that place:

Answer 13

In the song, ‘empire state of mind’ by Alicia Keys, it portrays the area (New York) in a negative light. For example, it shows that it is full of crime, through the quote “sirens all around”, and that the place is “mean”. Similarly, the quote “concrete jungle” implies that New York has very little greenery, its very built up and crowded