Changing Rural Environments Revision
Changing Rural
Environments:
Unit 2: section A
In the human paper you will have to answer 3 questions; 1 on changing rural environments, 1 on population change and 1 on tourism. The paper is 1:30hrs long therefore you should aim to spend 30 minutes on each question.
The Syllabus
Opposite is a copy of the syllabus for this unit of work.
It should help you to highlight any gaps in your notes and learning. A case study of a commercial farming area in the UK to illustrate the following points:
• The development of agribusinesses and the impact of modern farming practices on the environment. • Demands from the market with reference to the demands of the supermarket chains and food processing firms.
• Competition from the global market. • Development of organic farming.
• Government policies aimed at reducing the environmental effects of high impact farming.
East Anglia
A case study of a rural area in the UK to illustrate the following points:
• Reasons for and consequences of rural depopulation and the decline in rural services in remote areas.
• The characteristics and factors significant to a declining village.
• Growth in the ownership of second homes.
Main Case
Studies
Truth wall, Cornwall OR
Longnor, Peak District
Key idea no.1
The rural-urban fringe is under intense pressure due to urban sprawl and the increasing mobility of the population.
What is the rural urban fringe?
Over time cities have expanded outwards, along with their influence on the surrounding area. This transitional zone between the countryside and the city is known as the rural-urban fringe (where residents live in the countryside but tend to work and socialise in the city).
Why is the rural urban fringe under pressure? Modern technology,
The rural-urban fringe is including the use of email, under pressure from video-calling, fast internet urban sprawl. This is the connections and teleworking, offers people expansion of cities t businesses greater aand h t outwards into the er as to
Environments:
Unit 2: section A
In the human paper you will have to answer 3 questions; 1 on changing rural environments, 1 on population change and 1 on tourism. The paper is 1:30hrs long therefore you should aim to spend 30 minutes on each question.
The Syllabus
Opposite is a copy of the syllabus for this unit of work.
It should help you to highlight any gaps in your notes and learning. A case study of a commercial farming area in the UK to illustrate the following points:
• The development of agribusinesses and the impact of modern farming practices on the environment. • Demands from the market with reference to the demands of the supermarket chains and food processing firms.
• Competition from the global market. • Development of organic farming.
• Government policies aimed at reducing the environmental effects of high impact farming.
East Anglia
A case study of a rural area in the UK to illustrate the following points:
• Reasons for and consequences of rural depopulation and the decline in rural services in remote areas.
• The characteristics and factors significant to a declining village.
• Growth in the ownership of second homes.
Main Case
Studies
Truth wall, Cornwall OR
Longnor, Peak District
Key idea no.1
The rural-urban fringe is under intense pressure due to urban sprawl and the increasing mobility of the population.
What is the rural urban fringe?
Over time cities have expanded outwards, along with their influence on the surrounding area. This transitional zone between the countryside and the city is known as the rural-urban fringe (where residents live in the countryside but tend to work and socialise in the city).
Why is the rural urban fringe under pressure? Modern technology,
The rural-urban fringe is including the use of email, under pressure from video-calling, fast internet urban sprawl. This is the connections and teleworking, offers people expansion of cities t businesses greater aand h t outwards into the er as to