Representing places

Question 1

Ways of representing

Answer 1

-The way a place is represented by media influences how we feel about the place

• Formal: Census, road networks, soil types, any factual info
• Informal: TV, film, music, art, photography, literature, graffiti, blogs

Question 2

Informal

Answer 2

• TV and film play major role, Can zoom in on key elements or a wide perspective
• TV soaps represent places via lives of locals: EastEnders, Coronation street
• Films rely on their own representation
• Fictional and real places used, sometimes they are combined
• Authors show us what they think of a place / what they want us to see: photography, blogs, graffiti

Question 3

Formal

Answer 3

• 1801, England & wales held first census. Completed every 10 years without a break
• Now includes personal info: date of births, gender, qualifications, religion, ethnicity, health, welfare, housing, employment
• Basic data is a household: 1 person or a group of people living in the same house
• Allows gov to plan for spending in sectors: schools, healthcare, services, housing

Question 4

Representing rural places

Answer 4

• Numerical data is biased and subjective
• Rural communities possess number of characteristics that distinguish them from urban places: Everyone knows eachother, conservative / traditional, less mobility