the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones

the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate and/or decline in death rate

green space around cities for which there are strict planning controls to preserve natural spaces and prevent urban sprawl

someone who lives a distance from where they work and has to regularly travel between the two locations

Social and economic changes in the rural landscape

Geography

Causes of economic change

The post-industrial economy

Impacts of industry on the physical environment

Improvements and new developments in transport

The north-south divide

The place of the UK in the wider world

This unit teaches economic change in the UK. Pupils will learn about the causes of economic change and the move to a post-industrial economy. Pupils will learn about economic developments in rural areas, developments in transport, the north-south divide and the role of the UK in the wider world.

Economic futures in the UK

{{}} areas tend to be towns and cities, with large population density and limited open, green spaces.

{{}} areas tend to have a small population density and large proportion of open, green spaces.

growth of the population due to increased birth rate

 space around cities for which there are strict planning controls

someone that has to travel to work regularly

Match the lesson's key words with their definitions.

shops and services benefit from increased footfall

competition for houses raises prices making them unaffordable

opportunity for more diversity in the community

potential for poor community cohesion between locals and newcomers

Match the impact of rural population growth.

places that are in the countryside, outside built-up area

places that are in cities and towns, within built-up areas

the decline of manufacturing within a country

Who do you think is most likely to live in an urban area?

the movement of people within a country or between countries

the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate

someone who has to travel from where they live to where they work

someone who has come to live in an urban area

the production or extraction of raw materials

the manufacture of goods, e.g. cloth from cotton

providing services to people, e.g. a doctor

knowledge-based industries or high-tech industries

Starter Quiz

What does rural mean?