The Nature And Importance Of Place Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is the significance of nature and importance of place?
Shows why places have changed to adopt a certain characteristics or become important
What is the definition of place
Define location on a map or a description of human and physical characteristics
What is wider link to geographical concepts and nature of a changing places ?
Many geographical concepts are concerned with change
What are some examples of changing place impacting other geographical concepts?(SEEP)
Social-how does migration affect cultural characteristics of places
E-how have economic and industrial changes impacted where people live
E-what processes are occurring in rural areas
P-how do government policies causes places to change
What are other examples of geographical concepts linking with a changing places (scale and time)
Global scale - what global process change character of place
Local scale -what local processes affects character of place
International scales -how have relationships and connections affect place .
How does definition of. Place show its significance and nature
-holds meaning
-provides sense of place
Forms identity (invidual)
-dynamic (places are constantly changing this is significant)
What is official definition of place ?
Definite location on map or a description of human and physical characteristics of location.
Why would in this context it be considered a space
Because place holds no meaning unfamiliar , unknown
How does stephen support idea that nature of places are complicated
It is not just places that are being studied but very idea of place.
What are 3 concepts that look at the nature of places and how does link with scale
Location -where a place is geographically (all scales)
Locale -where an event happens ( national scale patriosm)
Sense of place - what a place may apply psychologically to individual ( local scale mostly)
What is ground zero ?
A tourist attraction
Location
Ground zero
Aspect to changing place :with link to other geographical coordinates
Nature and importance-sense of place
Honorary of terroist attack know as 9/1( long-term affect)
Tourist gaze gives people authentic feel( local scale )
