Rural

Question 1

Name 3 ways a rural world is different to an urban world

Answer 1

Lower population
Smaller settlements
Open spaces

Question 2

What’s the difference between arable and pastoral farming

Answer 2

Arable - Crops , lowland (Wheat and potatoes) Horticultural (Fruit and veg)
Pastoral - Animals and livestock

Question 3

Name 5 rural challenges a developed country faces (The lake district)

Answer 3

Rural isolation 
Changing employment
Housing and counter urbanisation
Tourism and leisure (traffic)
Changes to rural services

Question 4

Name 4 rural challenges a developing country faces (Uganda)

Answer 4

Rural isolation
Changing farm economy
Rural - urban migration
Natural hazards

Question 5

Name 3 top down development schemes that can help rural locations

Answer 5

IGOs - Intergovernmental schemes
National Governments
Local Governments

Question 6

Name 2 bottom up development schemes to help rural locations

Answer 6

NGOs - Non-governmental projects

Local communities

Question 7

Describe 3 rural projects

Answer 7

Biogas - renewable sources of energy in India

Micro-finance - Small bank loans to help create a better life in Bangladesh

Mobile healthcare - Helps Africans by providing home to home doctor services

Question 8

Name a case study that diversified their farmland

Answer 8

Devon, used to only make £1 per fleece from a sheep but now they use a different kind of sheep that can be woven into cotton covers which makes more money. They also opened a B&B

Question 9

What is intermediate technology

Answer 9

Easy and cheap schemes that can easily be maintained and replaced if necessary by locals