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Characterisation of Rural Areas
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Characterisation of Rural Areas

What makes the countryside different from towns and cities? This GCSE Geography quiz explores how rural areas look, feel, and function.

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Fascinating Fact:

Environmental quality in many rural areas is rated highly, with cleaner air, less noise, and more green space, although some places face problems such as traffic or quarrying.

In GCSE Geography, pupils learn how rural areas are characterised and why they vary from place to place. You will study land use, population density, services, transport, and environmental quality, then compare different countryside settlements to see how people live, work, and travel in these landscapes.

Key Terms

  • Rural area: Countryside locations with relatively low population density, including villages, hamlets, farms, and surrounding open land.
  • Environmental quality: A measure of how pleasant an area is to live in, based on factors such as noise, air quality, traffic, and green space.
  • Land use: The way land is used in an area, for example for housing, farming, forestry, industry, recreation, or transport.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What counts as a rural area in GCSE Geography?

In GCSE Geography, a rural area is land mainly outside towns and cities, often made up of villages, small settlements, farms, and open countryside with lower population density.

How do geographers describe rural areas in MEDCs?

Geographers describe rural areas in more economically developed countries by looking at settlement size, types of housing, jobs, services, transport links, land use patterns, and environmental quality scores.

Why do rural areas show differences from place to place?

Rural areas differ because of physical factors, such as relief and climate, and human factors, such as farming type, tourism, commuting, planning decisions, and distance from major cities.

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1 .
Which of the following statements is not true?
The population density is usually the lowest in remote rural areas
Farming and tourism is important to the economy of all rural areas
Commuter belts have good communications to urban centres
The main type of farming in remote rural areas is arable
In the UK, most of the remote rural areas are hilly or mountainous where arable farming is not possible
2 .
In which of the rural areas are you most likely not to have a mobile phone signal?
Rural/urban fringe
Commuter belt
Accessible rural
Remote rural
There are places in all areas where you may not get a signal, however, because the population density of remote rural areas is the lowest in the country, mobile phone operators do not believe it is economic to provide a service. Obtaining planning permission is difficult as the areas are often environmentally sensitive and transporting materials to a remote site is expensive
3 .
In a rural/urban fringe ...
the most likely development is on brownfield sites
the most likely development is on greenfield sites
the most likely development is on greyfield sites
no new development is permitted
The area where no new development is permitted is green belt land. In practice, because of the need for new housing, some development does take place
4 .
Rural areas change over time. Three of the reasons are income from tourism, the profitability of farming and the development of new industries in the area. These are known as ...
economic factors
environmental factors
sociable factors
social factors
Economic factors have a significant influence on migration to urban centres
5 .
In which of the following areas is tourism most likely to make a significant contribution to the local economy?
Rural/urban fringe
Commuter belt
Accessible rural
Remote rural
Accessible rural and remote rural both have the characteristics that attract tourists, however, remote rural areas usually have fewer places like camp sites, hotels and B&Bs where people can stay
6 .
Which of the following has had a significant effect on primary employment in rural areas?
Mechanisation of agriculture
Reduced need for food
Lack of a skilled workforce
New housing
Mechanisation of agriculture means that farms can be run using fewer people, reducing the availability of primary employment in rural areas
7 .
If you passed through a village with expensive houses and a train station, which type of rural area are you most likely to be in?
Rural/urban fringe
Commuter belt
Accessible
Remote
Good communications (e.g. rail link) and expensive housing stock are key characteristics of commuter belts
8 .
Which of the following is not false?
Large numbers of people migrate from the urban/rural fringe to the commuter belt
The distance of the rural area from an urban centre determines how it is classified
The population of rural areas is increasing
In order to avoid depopulation, rural areas need to develop sustainable businesses
The general trend for rural areas is towards depopulation because there is little or no local work for people
9 .
Which of the following best describes a rural area?
Farmland
An area of low population density
Housing is isolated or contained in villages and hamlets
All of the above
It is quite difficult to define a rural area in a few words as there are several different types, each with its own characteristics
10 .
In an accessible rural area ...
farming is important to the economy
farming is not as important as heavy industry
housing is extremely expensive
there are a large number of primary routes and main roads linking the settlements
Primary routes and main roads may cross the area but have not been built specifically to link settlements. This makes the rural area accessible
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Rural-urban links

Author:  Kev Woodward (PGCE, Science & Chemistry Teacher, Quiz Writer)
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