ASGeographyAQAExam QuestionsChanging PlacesThe Nature & Importance of Places

The Nature & Importance of Places (AQA AS Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 7036

13 mins9 questions
1
1 mark

Geographers talk about 'experienced places' and 'media places'. Which of the following statements about those places is true?

  • Experienced places are old and well-established but media places have only recently been developed.

  • Experienced places are places that are close to peoples' homes but a media place is the whole area served by a local TV station, local radio station or local newspaper.

  • Experienced places are places where people live but media places are based on literature, like ‘Shakespeare Country’.

  • Experienced places are those places that a person has spent time in but media places are those that the person has only read about or seen on film.

Choose your answer

2
1 mark

Which of the following lists has endogenous and exogenous factors about a town in the correct columns?

Endogenous factors

Exogenous factors

A

A large immigrant population.

On a plateau about 200 m above sea level.

Several tower blocks near the CBD.

Three National Parks within 50 km.

B

At the foot of a scarp slope.

Still has a castle with a moat.

First built in the fifteenth Century.

Close to a motorway junction.

C

Built at a bridge point.

A market square in the centre.

25 km from the capital city.

Visited by many Japanese tourists.

D

On a coal field.

Near to a major port.

A banking centre.

A high percentage of old people.

    Choose your answer

    3
    1 mark

    Which one of the following groups will have an ‘outsider’ perspective on the place in which they live?

    • Refugees who have been re-located to a medium-sized town in the UK.

    • The organising committee of the village food festival.

    • The members of a local on-line community forum.

    • The members of the village cricket team.

    Choose your answer

    4
    3 marks

    Suggest why place is important in human experience.

    How did you do?

    5
    1 mark

    Which of the following statements describes a change to a place caused by an inward flow of money and investment?

    • This place saw rapid deindustrialisation in the 1980s and significant industry and jobs were lost from the town.

    • This place was run-down in the 1980s but then wealthy people moved here and improved the old Victorian houses.

    • This place saw migration of its younger residents in the 1980s in search of jobs elsewhere and many have never returned.

    • This place saw the growth of informal housing on its outskirts in the 1980s as refugees arrived from a neighbouring country.

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    6
    1 mark

    Which one of the following statements describes an ‘experienced’ place?

    • A place seen on a tourist advertisement.

    • A place in which a person grew up.

    • A place researched using qualitative sources.

    • A place which is familiar from a television series.

    Choose your answer

    7
    1 mark

    In which of the following do both pieces of data show an exogenous characteristic of a place?

    A

    The city is in a wide valley surrounded by moorland.

    The new housing estate is home to many commuters to the nearby city.

    B

    The old coal mine is now a working museum.

    The old industrial site has been cleared and new housing built.

    C

    A factory was built south of the village by an overseas company.

    A new eco-hotel has been built for tourists a few kilometres north of the village.

    D

    The village green is the central hub of the village.

    The church in the centre is made out of local limestone.

      Choose your answer

      8
      1 mark

      Which one of the following is an exogenous factor that contributes to the character of a village in north west England?

      • A nearby large city offers a wide range of employment and leisure opportunities.

      • It is located in a steep-sided valley and has a river flowing alongside the main street.

      • The buildings are mainly terraced houses that were built during the last century with local stone.

      • The 2011 census showed an above average proportion of people aged over 65 living there.

      Choose your answer

      9
      3 marks

      Outline the concept of a media place.

      How did you do?