topic 1

Question 1

what do people depend on nature for?

Answer 1

• nature provides air & water
• nature provides space for recreation
  -> allows people to bond
  -> maintain physical & mental well-being

Question 2

what does nature depend on people for?

Answer 2

• people may tend to the health of nature areas
  -> ensures plants & animals thrive
• people may encourage one another to enjoy nature areas without causing damage

Question 3

how can nature benefit people?

Answer 3

• lowering air temp
• presence of vegetation
  -> provides shade
  -> reduce direct sunlight
  -> cools surrounding air
• plants absorb CO2 & release O2
• opportunities for recreational activities
• reduce health conditions

Question 4

how can people benefit nature?

Answer 4

• local communities raise awareness ab the value of nature areas
  -> encourage +ve behaviours
• local communities can organise/participate in conservation efforts
  -> clean-up programmes
  -> provide healthy environment for species to thrive

Question 5

disadvantages caused by people to nature

Answer 5

• causing soil erosion & damaging vegetation
  -> when people hike off trail
  -> trample of vegetation, damaging plants & effecting their growth
• worsening pollution & disturbing wildlife
  -> littering
  -> animals may eat litter & die
  -> animals may get hurt by litters

Question 6

disadvantages caused by nature to people

Answer 6

• animals may harm people if unintentionally provoked
• sg expand urban areas > shrink natural habitats > wildlife venture out for food & shelter > increase in human-wildlife encounters

Question 7

how do people acquire a sense of place in their neighbourhood?

Answer 7

• repeated encounters with objects & ppl
  -> create memories & meanings w them
• significant/memorable events
  -> landmarks r highly visible & easy for people to remember (symbolic)
  -> landmarks may hold +ve/-ve memories
  -> interactions w ppl @ everyday places
  (attachment to those places)
  (sense of belonging)

Question 8

what is a sense of place?

Answer 8

• developed when people associate meanings & memories w locations
• reflects the relationship people have w the places around them
• builds identity
  -> understand ourselves + others better

Question 9

how is a sense of place represented?

Answer 9

• social media
  -> ppl post on there w text, audios…
  -> shared w others
  -> reflects ppl’s memories, ideas & significance of the location

Question 10

how individual’s sense of place could be enhanced/contradicted by different representations?

Answer 10

POSITIVE :
- respond well to representations that agree with how we feel ab places
-> add new layers of meanings
-> reveal interesting info ab them
-> enhance sense of place

NEGATIVE :
- respond defensively to representations that challenges our sense of place
-> dismiss the media content
-> perceive them as untruths