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8 Cards in this Set
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Space |
A location |
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Place |
A location with a meaning |
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Characteristics that form the identity of a place |
Demography: Culture , gender, age Built environment: transport, landmarks Physical features: mountains, Geology Cultural: race, religion, societies Political: national/local/regional government Socio-economic: education, businesses |
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Globalisation |
The increasing interconnections and interdependence in the world, economically, socially, politically and culturally |
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Advantages and disadvantages of Globalisation |
Advantage: - easy to connect with others - makes our lives easier Disadvantages: - can make people less active - may not be accessible to everyone - it has become a part of our life to much - can be distracting |
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Deindustrialisation |
Factories closing down |
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Time-space compression |
The set of processes that compress and destroy spatial barriers and their fore reduce relative distances between places, these processes are mostly economic |
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Advantages of Time-space compression |
- much easier to get to places as the time is shortened, it also makes it much easier to communicate with people on other places |
