AQA A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2

AQA A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2 Place - CORRECT ANSWER-A location which has different meanings to various people. Placemaking - CORRECT ANSWER-The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a community's quality of life. locale - CORRECT ANSWER-Locations that are associated with everyday activities and are shaped by the people, culture and customs within it. Sense of place - CORRECT ANSWER-the subjective and emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning. Placelessness - CORRECT ANSWER-Defined by geographer Edward Relph as the loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape. Positionality - CORRECT ANSWER-Factors such as age, gender, race that influence how we perceive different places. Clone town - CORRECT ANSWER-settlements where the high street is dominated by chain stores- placelessness. Globalisation has created these homogenised places. Bristol pound - CORRECT ANSWER-A local currency that aims to encourage people to shop locally and support independent businesses. Glocalisation - CORRECT ANSWER-The modification of global products and ideas to suit local conditions. E.g. McDonald's have removed pork from the menu in Muslim countries.