Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography B (C112) · Spec 1.2
Urban and rural change in the UK
Read the notes, then try the questions. Each one is marked the moment you press Check, and shows the right answer and why.
Key ideas
- Distribution is the pattern of where people live. Population density is people per square kilometre, found by dividing the population by the area.
- Counter-urbanisation is people moving out of cities to smaller towns and villages. Some villages become commuter villages.
- Brownfield land has been built on before. Greenfield land has never been built on. The debate is between protecting the countryside and the cost of reusing old sites.
- Regeneration improves run-down areas. It can help some groups more than others, so think about who gains and who loses.
- Sustainable urban living has social, economic and environmental strands, such as shared green space, lasting local jobs and lower emissions.
- Some rural areas lose people and services and have an older population. Others gain commuters and teleworkers. Honeypot sites draw large numbers of visitors and can be damaged by them.
Key terms
- Population density
- The number of people per square kilometre.
- Distribution
- The pattern of where people live.
- Counter-urbanisation
- People moving out of cities to smaller towns and villages.
- Teleworker
- Someone who works from home using the internet and phone.
- Brownfield
- Land that has been built on before.
- Greenfield
- Land that has never been built on.
- Regeneration
- Improving a run-down area with new buildings, jobs and services.
- Honeypot site
- A place that attracts a very large number of visitors.
Common mistakes
- Thinking a teleworker works in television. Tele-working means working from home using phones and computers.
- Thinking counter-urbanisation is people moving into cities. It is people moving out.
- Writing 'people', 'locals' or 'the community'. Name the group, such as commuters, farmers or older residents.
- Listing advantages and stopping. An evaluation weighs the good against the bad and reaches a view.
Exam tip
In an evaluate or analyse answer on a UK development, give advantages and disadvantages, name who is affected, and end with a supported judgement. One side only is not an evaluation. Use evidence from the resource, such as a figure or a map clue, rather than general ideas.
Free practice questions
7 questions, 15 marks. Answer, then press Check. The marking guide explains how the marks are worked out. Nothing is saved.
- Question 1 · Multiple choice[1 mark]
What is meant by population density?
- Question 2 · Fill the gaps[2 marks]
Population ___ is the number of people per square kilometre, found by dividing population by ___.
Word bank: density · area · distribution
- Question 3 · Matching[4 marks]
Match each term to its meaning.
- Question 4 · Choose more than one[2 marks]
Which TWO are strands of sustainable urban living?
Choose 2.
- Question 5 · Multiple choice[1 mark]
Which statement defines counter-urbanisation?
- Question 6 · True or false[3 marks]
Decide whether each statement about UK rural change is true or false.
1. Rural population decline in the UK is usually gradual, with service closures.
2. A remote UK rural area of decline often has an ageing population.
3. Rural decline in the UK has led to famine.
- Question 7 · Fill the gaps[2 marks]
Previously built-on land is called ___ land; land that has never been built on is called ___ land.
Word bank: derelict · greenfield · brownfield