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    • Explain why an outsider perspective might give a different sense of place to an insider perspective.
      • An insider perspective often means you live in the place, whereas an outsider perspective may mean that it is a place you have never visited (1).
      • An outsider perspective may mean you live in a place but you feel you don’t belong (1)
      • for example a recent immigrant who doesn’t understand the culture (1)
      • so this means may feel excluded from that place (1).
    • Explain how exogenous factors contribute to the character of a place.
      • Exogenous factors are those which have an external cause or origin (1).
      • For example, links to other places, routeways connecting places or policies made by external forces (1).
      • Exogenous factors often represent the flow of different things across space such as flows of people, money or ideas (1).
      • Exogenous factors such as flows of people change the character of places (1)
      • for example, large numbers of South Asian migrants in Manchester have created the Curry Mile in Rusholme (1) (d).
    • Outline how geospatial data can be used to present place characteristics.
      • Data collected in the field has location information tied to it such as latitude and longitude co-ordinates (1).
      • This can then be used in a GIS programme to plot the location of the data (d) (1).
      • For example, environmental quality survey results can be shown to see how it changes across a town (d) (1).
      • GIS systems such as ArcGIS display geospatial data and can be used to show how place characteristics change across an area (1).
    • Outline how topography can contribute to the character of a place.
      • Topography, meaning the shape / form of the land and the distribution of its surface features and relationship between them (1).
      • Topography can lead to broad perceptions made about place character, for example, the rugged landscape of the Isle of Skye (1)
      • due to the spiky nature of its basaltic mountains (1) (dp).
      • This compares to the Cotswolds being ‘quaint’ with its landscape of rolling hills (1) (dp).
    • Explain the difference between experienced places and media places.
      • Experienced places are places that you have lived in or visited before (1).
      • This means we may acquire a deeper understanding of the place (1)(d).
      • Media places are places that we only know through media such as TV, literature, songs or art (1).
      • This means that our perceptions are based on what is presented to us (1)(d).
    • In the context of place, explain the meaning of ‘endogenous factors’ and ‘exogenous factors’.
      • Endogenous factors are those that originate internally (1).
      • They might include aspects of site or land on which the place is built (1)
      • such as the height, relief, and drainage, availability of water, soil quality, and other resources (1) (d).
      • They also include the demographic and economic characteristics of the area (1)
      • as well as aspects of the built environment and infrastructure (1) (d).
    • The word "place" has more than one dimension
    • A "location" is the physical point of where a place is
    • A place is a location which has different meanings to various people
    • Locales are locations in a place that are associated with everyday activities (e.g. school, sports ground, theatre)
    • A locale structures social interactions and people are likely to show behavioral traits specific in a locale
    • Sense of place is the subjective emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning
    • Attachment to a place grows stronger over time as experiences in that place increase
    • Topophilia concerns the love of a place and having a strong attachment to it
    • Topophobia is the dislike of a place
    • Places can be categorized into types: near places, far places, experienced places, and media places
    • Place character relates to the specific qualities, attributes, or features of a location that make it unique
    • Endogenous factors originate from within the place and are local
    • Exogenous factors originate from outside a place and provide linkages and relationships with and to other places
    • Insiders are those people who feel at home within a place
    • Outsiders are the opposite of insiders and may not be born in a place
    • The term "the other" refers to people who are unfamiliar or different to the self
    • For place studies, it is important to research from a range of reliable sources to avoid a misinformed study
    • Place meaning refers to the sense of place and character that different people give to a place
    • Forces of change that shape place meaning include community groups, governments, councils, individuals, TNCs, national organizations, international organizations, and global organizations
    • Rebranding is the process by which forces of change aim to adapt the place meaning of a location
    • Palimpsest: a place or landscape in which something new is superimposed over traces of something preceding it
    • Place Meaning: How places are perceived and understood by those living there.
    • Sense of Place: The way an individual perceives their surroundings based on personal experiences and memories.
    • Place Attachment: Emotional connection between people and places they identify with.
    • Place Identity: Sense of belonging to a particular place due to shared values and beliefs.
    • Experienced Places: a place where you have physically been 
    • Near places: the area or region near or about a place
    • Far places: places that are geographically far or have a distant connection to someone emotionally 
    • Media Places: a place in a way which contrasts with our lived experiences of it. It can differ quite markedly from statistical and other types of quantitative data 
    • Media Representation of a Place:
      • Brochures 
      • Online reviews
      • Television 
      • Films 
      • Apps 
      • Advertisements 
      • Social media 
      • Video games 
    • Exogenous Factors: external factors
    • Endogenous Factors: internal factors
    • Endogenous Factors - Place:
      • Land use
      • Topography 
      • Physical geography 
      • Type of vegetation 
      • Infrastructure (can be both) 
      • Demographic (age, sex, etc)  characteristics
      • Built environment 
      • Location 
      • Economic characteristics 
    • Exogenous Factors - Place:
      • Flows of ideas, people, resources, money and investment
      • Distances between people and places impact
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