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What is space?

A container in which objects are located and human behaviour is played out- a place with no meaning attached to it.

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What is place?

A space with meaning.

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What geographical factors can influence our perception of place?

Previous experience, human characteristics, social expectations.

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What is a sense of belonging?

An affinity for a place or situation. To feel happy or comfortable or in the right place.

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What geographical factors could influence a sense of belonging?

Language spoken, sexuality, disability, age, ethnicity, etc.

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What is an insider?

Someone who ‘belongs’ in an area.

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What is an outsider?

Someone that doesn’t belong in an area.

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What is topophilia?

A love/bond with one’s environment.

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What is topophobia?

A fear/dread of a certain place.

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How could sense of belonging be changed?

If we move somewhere else, things experienced, time spent there, if a place is altered.

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What happens when a place is regenerated?

Regeneration schemes of places now focus on the social environment to try and have a positive impact on how people feel about a place.

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What happens when a place is gentrified?

The character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process.

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What ‘excluded groups’ are there in society?

May include ethnic minorities, immigrants, and local nationals (People who were born and brought up in a place but feel separated from it.)

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What are examples of different types of media?

Television, radio, newspapers, adverts, art, music, film.

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What has to happen for a place to be experienced?

All senses must be stimulated- they are closely connected with memory, both recalling past ones and laying down new memories.

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How does a tourism advert represent South Africa?

Country of hope, positive, bright colours and upbeat music.

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How does a news report represent South Africa?

Unequal, high crime rate, electricity crisis, run-down country.

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What is virtual reality?

All-enveloping artificial and fully immersive experience that obscures the natural world.

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What is augmented reality?

Enhances user’s real world views with digital overlays that incorporate artificial objects.

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How does poetry present Corfe?

A place of historical significance, castle has a strong importance and identity continues as the castle is still the centre of the town.

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How does poetry present Newham?

Lack of structure and formality conveys the fear and violence experienced by citizens, crime and chaos is endless.

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What is qualitative data?

Data that doesn’t hold a numerical value, usually people’s opinions/words/ideas.

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What is quantitative data?

Numerical data that can be measured.

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What are examples of qualitative data?

Literature, documentaries, adverts, media, survey responses.

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What are examples of quantitative data?

Census data, crime data, counts, statistics, climate data.

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How has Corfe been presented in the media?

Small, nature-orientated, welcoming, old-fashioned, positive.

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How is Newham represented in the media?

Busy, ethically diverse, unsafe.

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How do newspaper articles represent Corfe?

A place that is well-invested in and well looked after.

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How do newspaper articles represent Newham?

A dangerous place in poor condition- people are being murdered outside their own homes and suffering from category 1 hazards due to mould.

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What does placeless mean?

The idea that a particular landscape could be anywhere, because it lacks unique features- some UK high streets have been criticised for being dominated by identically branded chain stores.

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What is homogenisation?

The process of making things uniform or similar.

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What is globalisation?

Everywhere becoming interconnected to each other- can lead to homogenisation.

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What is placelessness?

The loss of local meaning and placeness.

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What are causes of placelessness?

The internet, commercialisation, TNCs, mass communication, increased global investment.

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How can placelessness be managed?

Maintaining unique places, creating new meaning and identities, presenting the unique.

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What is geospatial data?

Data that combines location and attribute information.

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What is the population of Newham?

351,039

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What percentage of those of working age are economically active in Newham?

61%

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What percentage of people in Newham are 15 and under?

21.3%

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What percentage of people in Newham are 65 and over?

7.2%

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What percentage of people in Newham are Asian?

42.2%

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What percentage of people in Newham are white?

30.8%

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What percentage of people in Newham are Christian?

42.2%

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What percentage of people in Newham are Muslim?

34.8

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What percentage of Newham is classed as ‘not deprived?

39.3%

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What percentage of people in Newham live in flats?

43.6%

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What percentage of people in Newham live in detached houses?

5.5%

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What percentage of people in Newham live in terraced houses?

31.3%

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What percentage of people in Newham have ‘very good’ health?

51.4%

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What percentage of people in Newham have ‘very bad’ health?

1.2%

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How have the demographics of Newham changed over time?

Population increased by over 100,000

Percentage of white people decreased

Percentages of most ethnic minorities increased

African population decreased since 2011.

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What is the total population of Corfe?

1400

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What percentage of people in Corfe are aged 15 and under?

11.3%

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What percentage of people in Corfe are aged 65 and over?

35.8%

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What percentage of those of working age are economically active in Corfe?

51.1%

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What percentage of people in Corfe are white?

98.2%

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What percentage of people in Corfe are Christian?

53.6%

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What percentage of people in Corfe are Muslim?

0.1%

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What percentage of people in Corfe live in a flat?

3.9%

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What percentage of people in Corfe have ‘very good’ health?

47.2%

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What percentage of people in Corfe have ‘very bad’ health?

3.2%

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What is the character of a place?

The physical and social qualities distinctive to a place that help make it unique and identifiable.

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What are exogenous factors?

external factors that help shape the character of a place- relations a place has with other places.

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What are endogenous factors?

Internal factors that help shape the character of a place.

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What are Corfe’s endogenous factors?

History, demographics, topography, tertiary industry.

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What are Corfe’s exogenous factors?

Tourism, National Trust investment, seasonal migration.

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What are Newham’s endogenous factors?

Ethnicity demographics, youthful population.

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What are Newham’s exogenous factors?

Mixing of cultures due to migration.

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How has Newham been affected by migration socially?

Increases in racism, dependency ration lessened as migrants are of working age, strain on hospitals/school.

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How has Newham been affected by migration economically?

An increase in cultural shops and restaurants helps the local economy.

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How has Newham been affected by migration politically?

More human rights and equality laws have been passed.

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What is cultural assimilation?

The process of a group’s language or culture coming to resemble those of another group.

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What is cultural homogenisation?

The process by which local cultures are transformed or absorbed by a dominant outside culture.

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Why was the Olympics held in Stratford/Newham?

It was the ideal place due to the transport links and need for regeneration.

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What were the positive impacts of hosting the Olympics in Stratford/Newham?

475,000 recorded visits to Newham

100,000 people took part in free sport programmes

ÂŁ44 million invested into sporting in schools

4500 aged 11-12 in greater London now practice a sport

Education levels increased by 20%

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What were the negative impacts of hosting the Olympics in Stratford/Newham?

Gentrification- people were forcibly removed from their homes to build new, more expensive housing

Feel dictated by the council and the mayor

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What is Catch22?

An organisation that help reform the youth employment system. A social with the heart of a charity and mindset of a business.

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What are Catch22’s aims?

Delivering high quality employability programmes, developing policy to improve job prospects and pushing for systematic change.

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How have Catch22 helped people in Newham?

Worked with over 30,000 people in 2013/14 by helping them develop softer skills employers want to see in order for them to secure jobs.

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Why may Catch22 not be a successful way of rebranding Newham?

It is not a long term solution due to the scale of the change and accessibility of the population, the project only caters for a certain amount of people- it allows change, but only to a small group of locals.

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What message does media give in Corfe?

As an outsider, you can’t try and change a rural community who are happy and have been doing the same thing for years- it is important to connect with the local heritage.

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