What kind of image do your findings present of your place What kind of image do your findings present of your place? Are they accurate representations?

How past and present connections have shaped the demographic and cultural characteristics of your chosen places Learning Objective: To be able to recognise and be able to explain how demographic and cultural changes have impacts on local identity Skills Objective: To be able to use social media to understand how people relate to places where they live

Geographical patterns of social media Discuss the geographical patterns of social media use Why and how do people use social media? Task: Investigate the various forms of social forms that allow people to relate to places where they live Do different social media forms have different functions? In what ways do they allow people to interact with places, and with people from those places?

Consider what kind of local identities are presented Local area Focusing on your local area, investigate how people use media Is there a difference between the popular image and the reality of your chosen place? What is the impact of recent changes (cultural and demographic) on the identity of your place and its inhabitants? The lived experiences of inhabitants, your feelings towards the place you occupy. What does the place mean to you? Consider what kind of local identities are presented

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