2.a.

    Cards (38)

    • How do people's understandings and experiences of place vary?
      People see, experience, and understand it differently
    • Why is defining "place" complex?
      Due to the many ways it can be interpreted
    • In geography, what is 'place' initially defined as?
      A location on a map
    • How can place be more broadly described?
      As human and physical characteristics
    • What are the three key concepts of place?
      • Location: objective
      • Locale: objective
      • Sense of place: subjective
    • What does 'location' refer to in the context of place?
      Where a place is, e.g. coordinates
    • What kind of attachment does a sense of place reflect?
      Emotional and subjective attachment
    • What shapes a place's locale?
      People, cultures, and customs
    • How does space differ from place?
      It lacks the same assigned meanings
    • What influences an individual's perception of place?
      Several key factors, as outlined
    • How can places be described in terms of gender?
      As being male or female
    • What does a place being described as male or female reflect?
      A society's view of gender roles
    • Why might some places acquire a specific meaning related to sexuality?
      Because of the people who visit
    • How do locations acquire religious meaning?
      Through buildings and spiritual significance
    • How can our role at a given time influence our perception of a place?
      It affects our priorities and experiences
    • How do memory and personal experience affect our feelings about places?
      They heavily influence how we feel
    • What affects people's behaviour in a specific place?
      Emotional attachments to places
    • How do emotional attachments to places form?
      Through memory and feelings
    • What milestones can create emotional attachments to a place?
      Childhood, sporting achievements, national identity
    • What is globalisation?
      Increasing world interconnectedness and interdependence
    • How is globalisation changing people's experience of places?
      By influencing how people understand places
    • What does the term 'global village' refer to?
      The world becoming smaller through interconnection
    • What factors contribute to time-space compression?
      Faster communications and flow of goods
    • How does capital move in a time-space compression world?
      At a key-press
    • How does inequality exist spatially?
      At all scales from global to local
    • What are low incomes linked to?
      Ill-health and lower attainment
    • What does a lack of qualifications make harder?
      To raise income level
    • Why is cost of living significant when considering wealth?
      Because disposable income matters
    • What happens when demand exceeds supply in housing?
      It creates squatter settlements
    • What can exclude low-income individuals from the housing market in ACs?
      Housing costs inflating faster than wages
    • What is linked to deprivation?
      Ill-health
    • How does healthcare vary spatially?
      Access to healthcare services varies
    • What groups might face healthcare access problems?
      The elderly and remote rural areas
    • How is access to employment opportunities linked to inequality?
      It creates and maintains inequalities
    • Where might access to education be a problem?
      Remote rural areas in LIDCs
    • How does service accessibility affect quality of life?
      Greatly affects it
    • What is the 'digital divide'?
      Varying levels of internet access
    • What types of memories can affect how we feel about places?
      Positive, negative, short- and long-term