Year 11 into Year 12 Geography Transition

An introduction to Human Geography

A-Level Topic: Regenerating Places Key Question: What is the meaning of place?
What is place?
One of the oldest principles of geography is the concept of place. As a result, place has numerous
definitions, but to geographers a place is “a location with meaning”. Places can be dynamic,
multidimensional and complex. A sense of place refers to the emotions someone attaches to an area
based on their experiences. Attachment to a place depends on a variety of different factors including: age,
how long you have lived in a place; gender; and ethnicity.

Introduction to the task

 For the city of Liverpool you are going to complete a research project to explore the factors that have shaped the city.
 How you present your research is up to you, we would like you to be creative and there are some suggested ideas below
in the research section as well as some useful weblinks to help you with producing your piece of work. You can carry out
your own additional research as the weblinks below are not exhaustive.
 Your piece of work must include each of the different factors below which have shaped the city of Liverpool.

What factors shape a place?

1. Physical Geography (geology, drainage, 2. History 3. Population (age, ethnicity, employment)
relief) Key Websites
Key Websites
Presentation Ideas.  https://www.britannica.com/place/Liverpool-England  https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/194615710
4/report.aspx
 You may want to locate Liverpool on a map of the UK and  https://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/maritime-a
nd-heritage/history-of-liverpool  https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/liverpool
annotate key geographical features e.g. River Mersey; -population/
North Sea cost etc. Presentation Ideas.
 You may want to include historical maps to show how the Presentation Ideas.
city has grown over time.  You may want to create an infographic showing key
 A timeline to show key events in Liverpool’s history. statistics that describe the population of Liverpool (see an
example of an infographic here
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/EDN-20180609-1?inherit
Redirect=true
)

4. Development Indicators (health, 5. Crime

educational attainment)
Key Websites
Key Websites  https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/merseyside-police/li
verpool-community-police-team---hub-four/?tab=CrimeM
 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ ap

merseyside-areas-ranked-lowest-highest-16911506
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.u Places are shaped by a number Presentation Ideas
k/schools-by-type?step=phase&region=341&geographic=
la&phase=secondary
Scroll to the bottom to see how Liverpool compares to
of factors. Research each of  You may want to create an bar chart to show the different
the rest of the UK. the following to compile your types of crimes occurring in Liverpool

Presentation Ideas
 You may want to create a choropleth map of Liverpool to piece of work about Liverpool.
show how life expectancy varies across the city.

6. Culture 7. Buildings (age, style, materials, house 8. Money and Investment (Regeneration)
prices)
Research Ideas Key Websites
 You may want to research key art galleries and museums Key Websites  https://www.onetouchinvestment.co.uk/news/advice/wh
y-invest-in-property/regeneration-liverpool-citys-changing
that Liverpool is home to.  https://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/pier-head-a -skyline/
 You may want to research MerseyBeat a type of rock and nd-the-three-graces-p17747
 http://regeneratingliverpool.com/
roll made famous by the Beatles.  https://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/maritime-a
 You may want to research some of the cultural events nd-heritage/liverpool-architecture Presentation Ideas
that occur in Liverpool.  You may want to choose one or two key projects to find
 Or research what events took place when Liverpool was before and after photos to annotate to show what
capital of culture in 2008. changes have happened.

What do I need to prepare?

 Create a poster presentation showcasing the information you have gathered about
Liverpool.
 Your poster presentation can be completed on the computer or by hand.
 You can include photographs, images, historical maps, sketches, anything that you think
will showcase the different factors that have shaped Liverpool.