theme 2 rural urban links Flashcards
equadas gcse
urban
built up area where lots of people live
rural
an area of countryside characterised by wide open spaces
urban-rural continuum
from mega city to isolated farmhouses
types of rural area
coastal retirement - older people live here
rapid change - backlog of urban area, many commuters and some larger towns
leisure activity - aonb, national parks, remote areas
deep green - remote and isolated, poor networks
counter urbanisation
when people who live in urban areas leave to live in a rural area
suburbanised village
a small settlement, where most people commute to work and are said to have urban values. They are not interested in rural economy
urbanisation
rural –> urban migration looking for jobs
suburbanisation
people move outwards as they have more money
re-urbanisation
as health deteriorates, and more services are needed by elderly, they move back to urban areas. the early twenty something year olds move back looking for jobs
commuting
the regular movement of workers from their home in one place to their work in another
why do people commute
larger cities have more jobs, but its more expensive to live in them
people live on the outskirts and smaller towns where its cheaper
chloropleth map
thematic map used to show statistical data of an area
migration
the movement of people from one area to another
birth rate
number of births per 1000
death rate
number of deaths per 1000
