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Changing Places (AS Unit 2)

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How and why do the population and character of places change over time?

Concepts of place, population structure and change, and the demographic and economic processes that reshape places.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography changing population and place content, covering concepts of place, population structure, the demographic transition, and the processes that drive population change, with Welsh and UK examples.
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How is the identity of a place created, represented and contested?

Place identity, the factors that shape it, and how places are represented and re-imaged by different agents.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography place identity and representation content, covering the factors that shape place identity, representation and perception, and re-imaging and rebranding, with Welsh and UK examples.
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How and why are urban and rural places changing, and how are these changes managed?

Urbanisation and counterurbanisation, rural change, and the management of social and economic change in places.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography urban and rural change content, covering urbanisation and counterurbanisation, suburbanisation and re-urbanisation, rural change and deprivation, and management strategies, with Welsh and UK examples.
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