Y9 Counter-urbanisation Recap

What is my name? (bonus!)

• Miss Fowler

• Miss Flower

• Miss Taylor

• Miss Bond

What key word matches this definition?

"The movement of people away from cities into surrounding rural areas.".

• Urbanisation

• Urban sprawl

• Deindustrialisation

• Counter-urbanisation

What are the effects of counter-urbanisation on Alderley Edge?

Select all that apply.

• House prices have decreased

• Increased congestion and difficult to park

• Holiday homes that are left empty for most of the year

Urbanisation is defined as?

• the decrease in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• the idea that people move from farming areas to the cities because their job changes.

• the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• the idea that people move from farming areas to the cities because technology has changed.

Factors in urban areas that pull people towards cities?

• Access to universities and schools, medical services and better jobs

• Lack of job opportunities, poor infrastructure.

• Better infrastructure, entertainment services, better living conditions.

• Poor healthcare services, limited access to schools and universities. No access to medical services or specialists.

Rural or urban?

• Urban

• Rural

Rural or urban?

• Rural

• Urban

Is this rural or urban?: fewer services and less industry

• Rural

• Urban

Is this rural or urban?: dominated by human structures such as buildings, bridges, roads

• Urban

• Rural

What is NOT a characteristic of a rural area?

• high population

• houses spread far apart

• farms