Exogenous

• what are exogenous factors?


  the external factors which shape a place's character, including the relationship to other places and the flows in and out of a place
• example of exogenous factor?


  the flows of people, money, ideas
• what are exogenous factors about?


  How places are related to other places, and how these relationships can affect their character
• What can places be connected by?

  Things like relative location and by flows of people, money, resources and ideas
• How can the character of places be influenced by their relative location to other places?

  eg villages and towns outside major cities can be characterised as commuter settlements- people live in villages for the nice environment, but work in the city where there are greater employment opportunities
• How can tourism influence the character of place?

  EG the land use & economic characteristics of Las Vegas are affected by tourism- the casinos & hotels are there for the tourists, and these create employment opportunities for local people
• how can flows of investment affect the character of places?

  eg Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has a factory in Sunderland

  • the flow of investment from japan has influenced some of the characteristics of Sunderland, including the land use around the factory and the type of employment available
• How can migration influence the character of places?


  eg parts of UK have ethnically diverse population due to migration from other parts of the world

  -This gives some places their unique demographic characteristics eg 27% birmingham population are of Asian descent