Rural environments Flashcards
What is diversification?
When a farm creates new economic activites e.g farm shop, camp site
Name one characteristic of a rural environment
low population density lots of natural vegetation little transport links few services e.g. shops few buildings e.g. only farms agricultural landuse
why do rural villages usually have poor public transport?
because they have few people living here and it is not economic to provide a bus route
why have rural areas lost jobs?
because there has been an increase in agricultural machinery and people lost their jobs
what is a negative multiplier effect?
when one negative thing leads to another negative thing e.g. people lose their jobs in agriculture, so do not have money to buy goods in shops, so those shops lose money and close, which creates more unemplyment
what is a positive multiplier effect?
when diversification creates jobs, then people have money to spend in the shops, so they increase and create more jobs and money for the village
what is depopulation?
the loss of people from villages
What is “susbsistence farming”?
the growing of food for your own consumption. It has low inputs and low outputs.
what is arable farming?
growing of crops
what is pastoral farming?
the keeping of animals for meat, wool or milk
What is intensive farming?
the use of high inputs e.g. fertisers, to increase yields and have high outputs
Name a method used to increase agricultural production
irrigation
GM technology
machinery
high yield crops
what is organic farming?
an agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes
what are the negative impacts of recreation and leisure activities?
trampling of plants
soil erosion as people walk over the ecosystems
litter
air pollution from cars
traffic congestion and accidents on the narrow roads
what does “yield “ mean?
the amount of fod produced e.g. weight of crops or number of cows, pigs reared
What is commercial farming?
where crops are grown for profit
