Places shaped by relationships & connections

Outline how endogenous factors contribute to the character of place.

Figure 3 is in the insert.

Figure 3 shows responses from adults and children about their perceptions of Stanley, a small market town in County Durham.

Analyse the information shown in Figure 3.

Figure 4a and Figure 4b are in the insert.

Figure 4a shows people in Canary Wharf, London Docklands.

Figure 4b shows a group of American tourists on a sightseeing tour of central London.

Using Figure 4a, Figure 4b and your own knowledge, assess how a person’s lived experience affects their sense of place.

‘Shifting flows of investment can have significant impacts on the character of place.’

With reference to the distant place you have studied, to what extent do you agree with this statement?

Outline how you used a qualitative data source to investigate lived experience in the past in your local place.

Figures 3a and 3b are in the insert.

Figure 3a shows percentage population in the Falmouth area with no education qualifications in 2011.

Figure 3b shows the index of multiple deprivation (IMD) map for the Falmouth area in 2011.

Interpret the maps shown in Figure 3a and Figure 3b.

Figures 4a and 4b are in the insert.

Figure 4a shows Princesshay, Exeter, in 2004 before redevelopment of a new shopping centre.

Figure 4b shows the redeveloped Princesshay Shopping Centre in 2012.

Using Figure 4a, Figure 4b and your own knowledge, to what extent can shifting flows of investment change the characteristics of a place?

Assess the role of endogenous factors in shaping people’s lived experience in your local place or the distant place that you have studied.

Outline how you used one data source to investigate lived experience in your distant place.

Figure 3a shows the age breakdown of the population of council wards in Bristol in 2011. The wards have been categorised by level of income deprivation.

Figure 3b shows the data for Southville ward, which has not been completed on Figure 3a.

Complete Figure 3a by plotting the data for Southville shown in Figure 3b and analyse the data shown in the completed Figure 3a.

Figures 4a and 4b are in the insert.

Figure 4a shows the Albert Docks, Liverpool, a working port in 1885.

Figure 4b shows the Albert Docks, Liverpool, a shopping and entertainment area in 2021.

Using Figure 4a, Figure 4b and your own knowledge, evaluate the role of past processes in creating present-day place meanings.

You have studied either economic change or changing cultural characteristics.

Assess the contrasting impact of one of these factors on the characters of your local and distant places.

Outline how geospatial data can be used to present place characteristics.

Figures 3a and 3b are in the insert.

Figure 3a shows the results of a survey asking residents about their perception of safety in Cardiff in 2016.

Figure 3b shows the incidence of violent crime in Cardiff in 2016.

Analyse the relationship between perception and incidence of crime shown in Figure 3a and Figure 3b.

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.

London National Park City, put simply, is a movement to improve life in London.

We want more bird song, ultimate frisbee, hill-rolling, tree climbing, cycling, hedgehogs, volunteering, sharing, outdoor play, kayaking, clean air, otters, greener streets, outdoor learning, ball games, outdoor art and hilltop dancing in the city. Why not?

Having successfully campaigned to make London a National Park City, the National Park City Foundation has been established to bring the idea to life.

We’re doing this by:

• Leading inspiring campaigns

• Growing our movement

• Supporting and coordinating action

Individuals, families, groups and organisations can make their own contributions to the London National Park City’s aims, either formally or informally. The Mayor of London has committed to protecting and increasing green spaces and is providing funding to help with planting. You can contribute by simply making your part of the city a little wilder or enjoying a new part of the city’s great outdoors. The more people who do these things the better.

“What a moment for London: a celebration of the biodiversity and greenness that the city holds, an acknowledgement of how vitally urban lives are bound up with - and enriched by - nature, and a vision for the future of how to deepen and improve our relations with the living world - for what is good for nature is also good for us all.” - Robert Macfarlane, nature writer

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

‘The impact of globalisation has transformed and improved places beyond recognition.’

With reference to your distant place, critically assess this statement.

Explain how exogenous factors contribute to the character of a place.

Figures 3a, 3b and 3c, in the insert, show information about the residents of Weston-super-Mare Central ward in North Somerset.

Figure 3a shows a word cloud produced as a result of a recent health survey asking: ‘What factors do you feel most influence your health and wellbeing?’ Figure 3b shows the ward’s population structure in 2011. Figure 3c shows the reasons for residents not being in employment in the ward in 2011.

Analyse the data shown in Figures 3a, 3b and 3c.

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

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

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:

international or global institutions.