Geography A-Level
Lived Experience
What Lived Experience means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Lived Experience
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
The actual, day-to-day reality of living in a place, including people's feelings of safety, community, and belonging.
The actual, day-to-day personal experience of living in a particular place.
Topics that use Lived Experience
- Diverse Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Regenerating Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Gentrification
- Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation
- Commuter settlement
- Cultural Identity and Globalization
- Cultural Identity and Voluntary Segregation
- Deindustrialisation and Post-Industrial Transition
- Demographic and Social Influence
- Demographic Dividend
Using Lived Experience in the exam
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