Starter quiz
- What does rural mean?
- places that are in the countryside, outside built-up area ✓
- places that are in cities and towns, within built-up areas
- places in the south of the UK
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- What does urban mean?
- places that are in cities and towns, within built-up areas ✓
- places that are unused or derelict
- the decline of manufacturing within a country
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- Who do you think is most likely to live in an urban area?
- people aged 20-29 ✓
- people aged 50-59
- people aged 70-79
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- What is migration?
- the movement of people within a country or between countries ✓
- the movement of people to a new country
- the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate
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- What is a commuter?
- someone who has to travel from where they live to where they work ✓
- someone who has moved to a new area
- someone who has come to live in an urban area
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- Match the sector with its definition.
- primary sector⇔the production or extraction of raw materials ✓
- secondary sector⇔the manufacture of goods, e.g. cloth from cotton ✓
- tertiary sector⇔providing services to people, e.g. a doctor ✓
- quaternary sector⇔knowledge-based industries or high-tech industries ✓
Exit quiz
- ______ areas tend to be towns and cities, with large population density and limited open, green spaces.
- 'Urban' ✓
- ______ areas tend to have a small population density and large proportion of open, green spaces.
- 'Rural' ✓
- Match the lesson's key words with their definitions.
- counter-urbanisation⇔the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones ✓
- natural increase⇔growth of the population due to increased birth rate ✓
- greenbelt⇔space around cities for which there are strict planning controls ✓
- commuter⇔someone that has to travel to work regularly ✓
- Match the impact of rural population growth.
- Positive economic impact⇔shops and services benefit from increased footfall ✓
- Negative economic impact⇔competition for houses raises prices making them unaffordable ✓
- Positive social impact⇔opportunity for more diversity in the community ✓
- Negative social impact⇔potential for poor community cohesion between locals and newcomers ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The rural landscape in the UK has experienced social and economic change.
- The rural landscape in South Cambridgeshire has experienced social and economic changes due to population growth.
- The rural landscape in Gwynedd has experienced social and economic changes due to population decline.
Common misconception
Everyone living in a rural area will have a higher standard of living.
While retirees moving into a rural area may be able to live comfortably, local people may experience a stagnation in employment opportunities and not be able to afford to live where they grew up.
Keywords
Counter-urbanisation - the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones
Natural increase - the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate and/or decline in death rate
Greenbelt - green space around cities for which there are strict planning controls to preserve natural spaces and prevent urban sprawl
Commuter - someone who lives a distance from where they work and has to regularly travel between the two locations
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