Q6 — Extended interrelationship analysis (9 marks + 3 SPaG)

Question: ‘Physical processes have a greater influence on the character of a UK landscape than human activity.’ Using a named UK landscape, assess this statement. (9 marks + 3 SPaG)

Mark scheme (9 marks, levelled + 3 SPaG):

• L1 (1–3): Describes one or two features; little assessment.
• L2 (4–6): Explains both physical and human influences but unbalanced or place-thin.
• L3 (7–9): Balanced, place-specific, judgement reached. Indicative for Lake District: physical — glacial erosion (corries, arêtes, U-shaped valleys e.g. Great Langdale), freeze-thaw on Scafell Pike, ribbon lakes (Windermere); human — sheep farming maintaining open fells, drystone walls, National Park designation 1951, tourism honeypots, hydropower at Thirlmere. Must reach a substantiated judgement (e.g. physical processes set the template over millennia, but contemporary character is curated by human management). SPaG (3): spelling, punctuation, grammar, specialist terminology.