Unit 5 Definitions

Question 1

Extreme Non-Rural

Answer 1

Areas within 30 minutes travelling time to a large urban area, where the city may keep expanding, and pressure may be put onto local services. e.g. Stourbridge

Question 2

Extreme Rural

Answer 2

More than 90 minutes travelling time to a large urban area, not close to services, where residents could suffer social exclusion. e.g. Mid Wales

Question 3

Spiral of Decline

Answer 3

The process of less money and less employment leading to services declining, and young people leaving for more opportunity in urban areas.

Question 4

Digital Divide

Answer 4

The gap between people who have access to affordable, reliable internet service, and those who lack it.

Question 5

Second Home

Answer 5

A house which isn’t a person’s main home, but is sustainably furnished.

Question 6

Counter-Urbanisation

Answer 6

The process of people migrating from urban to rural communities.