Changing Places (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Definition of 'place' in geography
Definition of 'place' in geography
A location with meaning to people
Key difference between place & space
Key difference between place & space
Places have meaning to people; space doesn't
Three aspects of place geographers study
Three aspects of place geographers study
Location, locale, and sense of place
What is 'location' in geography?
What is 'location' in geography?
Where a place is (e.g., coordinates on a map)
What is 'locale'?
What is 'locale'?
Where something happens, shaped by people & culture
What is 'sense of place'?
What is 'sense of place'?
Subjective & emotional attachment people have to a place
Definition of 'topophilia'
Definition of 'topophilia'
Affective bond between people and place
Three theoretical approaches to place
Three theoretical approaches to place
Descriptive, social constructionist, phenomenological
Examples of 'material traces' in places
Examples of 'material traces' in places
Physical additions: buildings, signs, statues, monuments
Examples of 'non-material traces'
Examples of 'non-material traces'
Events, performances, emotions associated with location