Meaning & Representation (AQA A Level Geography): Exam Questions

Figure 4 shows information published online by the London National Park City movement, a charitable trust that launched London as the first National Park City in July 2019.

Figure 4

Using Figure 4 and your own knowledge, evaluate attempts to influence specific place meanings.

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Figure 4 shows lyrics from ‘Wickerman’, a song about Sheffield performed by the band Pulp.

Figure 4

Wickerman lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Using Figure 4 and your own knowledge, assess the usefulness of sources such as this in representing a place.

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Evaluate the role of one or more external forces in changing lived experience in the local or distant place you have studied.

External forces might include:

• government policies

• multinational corporations

• international or global institutions.

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‘The changing character of a place over time is more effectively represented by box statistical and cartographical sources than artistic sources such as painting, poetry and photography.’ With reference to either your local or distant place, critically assess the extent to which you agree with this statement.

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