Social and economic changes in the rural landscape
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can assess the impacts of rural population growth and decline.
Key learning points
- The rural landscape in the UK has experienced social and economic change.
- The rural landscape in South Cambridgeshire has experienced social and economic changes due to population growth.
- The rural landscape in Gwynedd has experienced social and economic changes due to population decline.
Keywords
Counter-urbanisation - the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones
Natural increase - the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate and/or decline in death rate
Greenbelt - green space around cities for which there are strict planning controls to preserve natural spaces and prevent urban sprawl
Commuter - someone who lives a distance from where they work and has to regularly travel between the two locations
Common misconception
Everyone living in a rural area will have a higher standard of living.
While retirees moving into a rural area may be able to live comfortably, local people may experience a stagnation in employment opportunities and not be able to afford to live where they grew up.
Teacher tip
Discussing population growth and decline provides opportunities for students to practise calculating percentage increase and decrease from raw data.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does rural mean?
Q2.What does urban mean?
Q3.Who do you think is most likely to live in an urban area?
Q4.What is migration?
Q5.What is a commuter?
Q6.Match the sector with its definition.
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
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1. areas tend to be towns and cities, with large population density and limited open, green spaces.
Q2. areas tend to have a small population density and large proportion of open, green spaces.
Q3.Match the lesson's key words with their definitions.
the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones
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
Q4.Match the impact of rural population growth.
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
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