W2: Rural in Perspective

Much of the urban problems in most countries can be traced directly back to rural inadequacies. Which of the following in INCORRECT?

• Low educated rural folks who migrate to urban areas cannot assume skilled jobs

• Rich rural folks can live an affluent life in the urban areas

• Most rural folks only can afford living in urban slums and overcrowded cheap urban housing

• Most rural folks ended up being the urban poor

A ______ ________ is one of the chief symbols of change in the rural areas.

• fluffy duck

• abandoned cows

• fruit tree

• deserted farmstead

There are plenty of problems with having agricultural development in rural areas. Choose the INCORRECT answer.

• No internet connection

• Low salary and long working hours

• Low employability

• Pollution

What is suggested to be the central input to rural planning?

• cultural studies

• urban impact on rural environments

• income per capita

• rate of economic growth

There are 5 suggested entities that can improve the knowledge base of rural planning. Choose the INCORRECT answer.

• government officials

• researchers

• citizens

• cats

There are many problems that arise from urban bias among planners. Choose the CORRECT problems.

• when visionary planners talk about planning priorities, they do so almost exclusively for urban environments

• we are not able to see the overview of how the total rural ecological system functions

• rural areas are often regarded as having similar characteristics and planning requirements as the urban areas

• the rural environment tend to be divided into sectors, e.g. agriculture, forest, water bodies, parks and etc.

What are the differences between urban and rural settings? Choose the INCORRECT answer.

• population density

• growth rate

• development concept

• type of crop

Innovation is defined as... Choose the CORRECT answer.

• new currency

• new resources

• new farm animals

• new people