Place

A location understood through its physical and human characteristics and the meanings people attach to it.

The identity and character of a location, created by its combination of physical and human features.

Two places can both have a beach, yet look very different because one has cliffs and a small settlement while the other has sand dunes and caravan sites. Distinctiveness comes from the combination, not necessarily from one unique feature.

A geographical location with particular physical and human characteristics and meanings attached to it by people.

Treat the upland–lowland pattern as a broad contrast, not a rule that every northern place is mountainous or every southern place is flat.

Compare directly: say how the same characteristic differs between the two places, rather than writing two separate descriptions.

Support a judgement about uniqueness with a combination of features. A feature does not have to exist nowhere else to contribute to a distinctive place.

Fieldwork collects evidence about places. A conceptual framework gives that evidence a focus: it is a broad idea that helps you decide what to investigate and how to interpret your findings. A pedestrian count, for example, records movement, but its geographical meaning depends on the question.

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