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Endogenous and exogenous factors affecting place
Online Lesson | 13 Nov 2026 | Start: 16:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS Specification content
3.2.2.1 The nature and importance of places
Factors contributing to the character of places:
- Endogenous: location, topography, physical geography, land use, built environment and infrastructure, demographic and economic characteristics.
- Exogenous: relationships with other places.
Learning outcomes
- What endogenous factors are. How the physical site, the economic function and the cultural landscape of a place can alter the character of a place.
- What exogenous factors are and how they can alter the character of a place.
- How the shifting flows of people, money, technology and information around the world can affect places.
- Some examples of how globalization has led to de-industrialisation and fundamental change in some places.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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Online Lesson | 13 Nov 2026 | Start: 16:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS Specification content
3.2.2.1 The nature and importance of places
Factors contributing to the character of places:
- Endogenous: location, topography, physical geography, land use, built environment and infrastructure, demographic and economic characteristics.
- Exogenous: relationships with other places.
Learning outcomes
- What endogenous factors are. How the physical site, the economic function and the cultural landscape of a place can alter the character of a place.
- What exogenous factors are and how they can alter the character of a place.
- How the shifting flows of people, money, technology and information around the world can affect places.
- Some examples of how globalization has led to de-industrialisation and fundamental change in some places.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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