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3 marks
Name one place that you have studied.
Name one artistic source (eg painting, song, text) and explain how it helped you to develop your knowledge and understanding of that place.
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Meaning & Representation (AQA AS Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7036
1 hour11 questions
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1 mark
Which of the following are both examples of the impacts of external forces on a place?
A | Local residents campaigned to make the town centre traffic free at the weekends. | A large new housing estate has led to a significant increase in the population of the village. |
B | The town is part of the government’s agenda to regenerate small towns in the north of England. | In 2010, a multinational company closed a factory in this town, leading to considerable local job losses. |
C | An area has been designated where tax breaks are available to companies which choose to locate here. | A local community group has planted a community garden in the centre of the village. |
D | The World Bank has given money for the reconstruction of the town’s infrastructure following an earthquake. | The local community worked together to re-build the town’s historic temple after the earthquake. |
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9 marks
‘Attempts by external agencies to influence place-meanings often create media places.’
To what extent do you agree with this view?
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3 marks
Outline how community or local groups play a role in creating place-meaning.
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5
2 marks
Figure 6 shows the results of his survey.
Suggest how the student could present the data in Figure 6 to help show the relationship between distance from the town centre and the percentage of shops.
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3 marks
Outline how oral sources, such as songs, can be useful when investigating people’s attachment to a place.
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9 marks
Assess the view that only qualitative data can represent ‘insider’ perspectives on a place.
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6 marks
Figure 1a is from a website dedicated to Crickhowell, a town in Wales.
Figure 1b is a news article about Crickhowell.
Figure 1b
Using Figure 1a and Figure 1b, analyse the representations of place.
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9 marks
Evaluate the extent to which external forces can influence the economic or demographic character of a place.
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10
6 marks
Figure 1a is an extract from Salford City Council about the Salford Quays regeneration project.
Figure 1b is an advertisement from an urban regeneration company.
Figure 1c is a recent photograph of Salford Quays.
Figure 1a
Using evidence from Figures 1a, 1b and 1c, analyse the way in which this place is represented.
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9 marks
Discuss how continuity and/or change in the built environment have affected perceptions of a local place that you have studied. Refer to both your own perceptions and the perceptions of others.
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