Edexcel A level Geography Regenerating
Places 2024 Exam Questions and
Answers
What makes a place distinctive? - Answer>>-physical
landscapes
-human landscapes: important buildings
-religious past. places of worship etc.
-food and drink specialties
-how it's portrayed in the media
What is Regeneration? - Answer>>redeveloping former
industrial areas or outdated housing to bring about economic and
social change
what is Rebranding? - Answer>>The ways in which a place is
redeveloped and marketed so that it gains a new identity so it can
attract new investments and tourists etc.
Primary Sector jobs? - Answer>>-farming
-mining
-forestry
secondary sector jobs? - Answer>>manufacturing finished
products
tertiary sector jobs? - Answer>>providing services in the:
private sector (retail and tourism)
public and voluntary sector (health care and education)
Quaternary sector (aka the knowledge economy) jobs? -
Answer>>providing specialist services:
IT
Biotechnology
, finance
law
Why are Quaternary industries known as footloose? -
Answer>>-can locate anywhere
-often located where there are low tax rates
-where there is good connectivity (transport links, and superfast
broadband)
What is re-imaging? - Answer>>how the image of a place is
changed
e.g. changing how a place is portrayed in the media
Regenerating London's Docklands - Answer>>-21km2 available
building land, close to central London
-London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) formed in
1981.
-LDDC brought together key players including:
-property owners keen to purchase land
-architects
-construction companies
-investors
process was known as market-lead regeneration- the private
sector made decisions about the future of the Docklands.
LDDC were giving planning powers that by-passed local laws- as
long as planning permission was granted before 1991, companies
could obtain tax breaks on new buildings
What were the LDDC's three main focuses? - Answer>>-
Economic growth: high-rise office buildings, aim to create high-
paid jobs to generate other jobs in the 'trickle down' effect to
poorer communities
-Infrastructure: accessibility and connectedness have been key to
the success of the docklands
Places 2024 Exam Questions and
Answers
What makes a place distinctive? - Answer>>-physical
landscapes
-human landscapes: important buildings
-religious past. places of worship etc.
-food and drink specialties
-how it's portrayed in the media
What is Regeneration? - Answer>>redeveloping former
industrial areas or outdated housing to bring about economic and
social change
what is Rebranding? - Answer>>The ways in which a place is
redeveloped and marketed so that it gains a new identity so it can
attract new investments and tourists etc.
Primary Sector jobs? - Answer>>-farming
-mining
-forestry
secondary sector jobs? - Answer>>manufacturing finished
products
tertiary sector jobs? - Answer>>providing services in the:
private sector (retail and tourism)
public and voluntary sector (health care and education)
Quaternary sector (aka the knowledge economy) jobs? -
Answer>>providing specialist services:
IT
Biotechnology
, finance
law
Why are Quaternary industries known as footloose? -
Answer>>-can locate anywhere
-often located where there are low tax rates
-where there is good connectivity (transport links, and superfast
broadband)
What is re-imaging? - Answer>>how the image of a place is
changed
e.g. changing how a place is portrayed in the media
Regenerating London's Docklands - Answer>>-21km2 available
building land, close to central London
-London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) formed in
1981.
-LDDC brought together key players including:
-property owners keen to purchase land
-architects
-construction companies
-investors
process was known as market-lead regeneration- the private
sector made decisions about the future of the Docklands.
LDDC were giving planning powers that by-passed local laws- as
long as planning permission was granted before 1991, companies
could obtain tax breaks on new buildings
What were the LDDC's three main focuses? - Answer>>-
Economic growth: high-rise office buildings, aim to create high-
paid jobs to generate other jobs in the 'trickle down' effect to
poorer communities
-Infrastructure: accessibility and connectedness have been key to
the success of the docklands
