AQA A-level Human geography Changing
places exam
What is place? - A space with meaning
What are the 3 aspects of place? - - Location
- Locale
- Sense of place
What is location? - Where a place is on a map / Its geographical co-ordinates
What is locale? - - Physical and social landscape
- A place as a setting for particular practices that mark it out from other places
What does sense of place mean? - - Personal and emotional attachment to a place
- Varies for each person
- Subjective
What can sense of place be? - Positive or negative
Why can a persons sense of place change over time? - Due a change in
circumstances
,AQA A-level Human geography Changing
places exam
Sense of place is ... - Subjective
What are the four categories of place? - - Near places
- Far places
- Experienced places
- Media places
What is a near place? - A place that is located geographically close
- Due to everyday experiences
What is a far place? - A place that is distant
What is the shrinking world effect? - Far places seeming closer
What has lead to the shrinking world effect? - Cheaper air travel
What is an experienced place? - - Influenced by people visiting it
, AQA A-level Human geography Changing
places exam
- A place where people have spent time in
What is a media place? - - Not experienced or not physically been to
- More with globalisation
- Creates a strong sense of place
What is an outsider perspective? - - Feel unsafe
- Don't feel they belong
- Excluded by society
What are the two types of outsiders? - - Never experienced a place
- Feel excluded from a place by society / Unspoken boundaries
What is their perception of place like? - - Have certain ideas towards places they
haven't experienced
- Only have a limited perception through the media
What is an insider perspective? - - Feel safe
- Belong there
places exam
What is place? - A space with meaning
What are the 3 aspects of place? - - Location
- Locale
- Sense of place
What is location? - Where a place is on a map / Its geographical co-ordinates
What is locale? - - Physical and social landscape
- A place as a setting for particular practices that mark it out from other places
What does sense of place mean? - - Personal and emotional attachment to a place
- Varies for each person
- Subjective
What can sense of place be? - Positive or negative
Why can a persons sense of place change over time? - Due a change in
circumstances
,AQA A-level Human geography Changing
places exam
Sense of place is ... - Subjective
What are the four categories of place? - - Near places
- Far places
- Experienced places
- Media places
What is a near place? - A place that is located geographically close
- Due to everyday experiences
What is a far place? - A place that is distant
What is the shrinking world effect? - Far places seeming closer
What has lead to the shrinking world effect? - Cheaper air travel
What is an experienced place? - - Influenced by people visiting it
, AQA A-level Human geography Changing
places exam
- A place where people have spent time in
What is a media place? - - Not experienced or not physically been to
- More with globalisation
- Creates a strong sense of place
What is an outsider perspective? - - Feel unsafe
- Don't feel they belong
- Excluded by society
What are the two types of outsiders? - - Never experienced a place
- Feel excluded from a place by society / Unspoken boundaries
What is their perception of place like? - - Have certain ideas towards places they
haven't experienced
- Only have a limited perception through the media
What is an insider perspective? - - Feel safe
- Belong there
