L3- Pottering around Berkshire Flashcards
What type of landscape is lost due to urbanisation?
Countryside
What allows access for workers/commuters to get to the urban area?
Commuter Belt
Why does the accessible countryside develop?
Access to NPs, city and scenic features
What does the mechanisation of agriculture result to for farmers?
Unemployment
What are the predominant features of the countryside?
Space, clean air, less crime, quiet
What is another word for large city?
Conurbation
Where is farming and recreation development strictly controlled?
Green Belt
Which two words relate to the pace of change in nature?
Static and Dynamic
In which way, economically, can a place be rural? (Two ideas needed)
- Contested by EU for subsidies, policies
- Food production, farming and lifestyles
What does the remote countryside have less of? (Hint: Transport)
Poor road access
What do farmers often sell land for?
Housing
In which way are rural areas inspiring?
Because they provide a bettering of life
What do retirement villages have a lot of?
Cleaner air, closer community, less crime
How can the urban fringe be reurbanised for youth?
Creating universities, clubs and jobs
Who would like to live in the commuter belt and why?
Workers, because it is much easier to get to the urban area.
