Exogenous factors: relationships with other places
Exogenous factors are outside forces that shape a place's character. They include flows of people, money, and ideas arriving from other places.
Real World
Brick Lane in East London was transformed by successive waves of Huguenot, Jewish, and Bangladeshi migration, each bringing distinct cultural practices, businesses, and architecture that layered new meanings onto the same street.
Exam Focus
When asked to 'explain' exogenous factors, always link the outside force to a specific observable change in the place's character.
Essay Framework
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