Case Study → The English Countryside (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Quizzes
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Who has celebrated the English countryside as a key element of national identity?
Who has celebrated the English countryside as a key element of national identity?
Artists, writers & poets
What role do representations of rural life play in English culture?
What role do representations of rural life play in English culture?
Reproduction of English culture
Which national myth has a strong association with a rural sense of place?
Which national myth has a strong association with a rural sense of place?
Arthurian legends
Which composer created iconic English classical music linked to pastoral images?
Which composer created iconic English classical music linked to pastoral images?
Elgar
Which hymn is strongly linked with pastoral images of the countryside?
Which hymn is strongly linked with pastoral images of the countryside?
Jerusalem
Where is pastoral English music regularly sung or heard?
Where is pastoral English music regularly sung or heard?
National sporting events or festivals
When were paintings of the English landscape used by the government?
When were paintings of the English landscape used by the government?
WW2
Why did the government use landscape paintings during WW2?
Why did the government use landscape paintings during WW2?
To foster patriotic feelings & behaviour
What can the countryside signify in an age of rapid globalisation?
What can the countryside signify in an age of rapid globalisation?
Stability
What do rural landscapes provide in people's imagination?
What do rural landscapes provide in people's imagination?
A comforting sense of the past