Endogenous and Exogenous Factors
Ideas
Exogenous factor. Council planners and architects make shape and change a place
Capital
Exogenous factor. Investment from external agencies
Migration
Exogenous factor. Movement of people and workers into an area
Resources
Exogenous factor. Raw materials and products transported into an area
Exogenous factors
Characteristics of a place that originate externally. Include links and influences from other places
Endogenous factors
Characteristics of a place that originate internally. Includes built environment, infrastructure and demographic qualities
Built environment
Endogenous factor. Age/type of building e.g. Shops, houses, offices
Topography
Endogenous factor. Height of the land
Land use
Endogenous factor. Settlement, industrial, commercial, agricultural, residential, leisure
Infrastructure
Endogenous factor. The basic structures needed for operation of society e.g. roads, waterways, electricity
Economic characteristics
Endogenous factor. The types of industry in the area e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
Demographic characteristics
Endogenous factor. The types of people e.g. age, class, gender, ethnicity
Physical geography
Endogenous factor. Valley, floodplain, coastal etc
Location
Endogenous factor. Where it is located