History GCSE
Reading landscape features as evidence
What Reading landscape features as evidence means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Reading landscape features as evidence
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Reference: OCR
Asking what defends the castle naturally, where water and marshy ground matter more than height, and using water and flat ground as the key physical clues.
Topics that use Reading landscape features as evidence
- Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750 (J410/12 and J410/13) - The location of Kenilworth Castle (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Administrative and economic control of the surrounding area
- Control of routes, crossings and settlement
- County and regional identity of the site
- Drawings in local histories
- Geographical location of Kenilworth Castle
- Judging reliability and usefulness of sources
- Natural and artificial water defences
- Site and situation of a castle
Using Reading landscape features as evidence in the exam
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