Meaning and Representation (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards

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Meaning and Representation
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Meaning (in place geography)

Individual/collective perceptions people hold about a place

Representation (in place geography)

How a place is portrayed/seen in wider society

Agents of change

People/orgs that impact a place through their activities

Sense of place

Meaning personally attributed to a place through connection

Key factor in children's sense of place

Emotional attachment

Sense of place vs perception of place

Sense: direct experience; Perception: hear/see/read about

Dartmoor perception vs reality

Seen as wild/remote but has mining, farming, quarrying, military

Belfast population

340,000 inhabitants

Titanic Quarter significance

One of Europe's largest brownfield regeneration projects

The Troubles (Belfast)

30-year period of religious segregation & conflict

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