Week 1-2 Use of key subject Students will be able to Small group discussions followed by The UK Commission for specific and technical detail a range of human feedback what factors contribute Architecture and the Built Factors contributing to the character – terminology. and physical factors which to a place’s unique character? Could Environment (CABE) which ran of places contribute to the refer to languages, dialect, belief from 1999 to 2011, Endogenous factors Online research. character of place. systems, rituals, clothing, products, highlighted the importance of Exogenous factors Evaluating and services, etc. architecture in defining place. presenting findings Students will be able to It also promoted a Using a local map (1:25000 OS map), from research. define the terms orientation to learning get students to look at the physical endogenous and and produced lots of Core and ICT skills. geography of the local area: relief, exogenous. resources for schools. height, aspect, drainage etc. Discuss These archived resources can how these have affected the be found at . development and character of the place and then consider the impact A variety of maps from the of humans. Compare old and new past can be viewed at maps. How has the area changed? shows how the country has Why? changed over time. Show YouTube clip parody of ‘New In the book, Space, Place and York state of mind’ based on Gender, (1994), Doreen Newport, South Wales. Students Massey uses her own local could write a parody for their local area (Kilburn High Street, place. London) to illustrate that place is influenced by What kind of factors affect place? constantly changing elements Globalization and localization: follow of a wider world. the example of Doreen Massey and take a walk down your local high street. Does it have chain stores or independent shops? Are there signs of different cultures and languages? Produce an annotated photographic display. Is it a town’ or is it ‘clone holding on to its own identity? Short exam question practice, eg distinguish between endogenous and exogenous factors. Focus on command word and key terms here.
Week 1-2 Factors contributing to the character of places Endogenous factors Exogenous factors Use of key subject specific and technical terminology. Online research. Evaluating and presenting findings from research. Core and ICT skills. Students will be able to detail a range of human and physical factors which contribute to the character of place. Students will be able to define the terms endogenous and exogenous. Small group discussions followed by feedback – what factors contribute to a place’s unique character? Could refer to languages, dialect, belief systems, rituals, clothing, products, services, etc. Using a local map (1:25000 OS map), get students to look at the physical geography of the local area: relief, height, aspect, drainage etc. Discuss how these have affected the development and character of the place and then consider the impact of humans. Compare old and new maps. How has the area changed? Why? Show YouTube clip parody of ‘New York state of mind’ based on Newport, South Wales. Students could write a parody for their local place. What kind of factors affect place? Globalization and localization: follow the example of Doreen Massey and take a walk down your local high street. Does it have chain stores or independent shops? Are there signs of different cultures and languages? Produce an annotated photographic display. Is it a ‘clone town’ or is it holding on to its own identity? Short exam question practice, eg distinguish between endogenous and exogenous factors. Focus on command word and key terms here. The UK Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) which ran from 1999 to 2011, highlighted the importance of architecture in defining place. It also promoted a orientation to learning and produced lots of resources for schools. These archived resources can be found at . A variety of maps from the past can be viewed at shows how the country has changed over time. In the book, Space, Place and Gender, (1994), Doreen Massey uses her own local area (Kilburn High Street, London) to illustrate that place is influenced by constantly changing elements of a wider world.
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