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WorksheetsInvestigating Rural Areas
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two bar graphs side by side representing the distribution of population by age and sex.
a)
Population Pyramid
b)
rural-urban fringe
c)
Transect
d)
urban
2.
disused land that has previously been built on
a)
Brownfield site
b)
Population Pyramid
c)
rural-urban fringe
d)
Transect
3.
A plot of land
a)
Greenfield site
b)
Brownfield site
c)
Population Pyramid
d)
rural-urban fringe
4.
A person who opposes a building development in their area. It stands for Not in My Back Yard.
a)
NIMBY
b)
Greenfield site
c)
Brownfield site
d)
Population Pyramid
5.
The process of urban areas expanding outwards in an uncontrolled manner.
a)
urban sprawl
b)
NIMBY
c)
Greenfield site
d)
Brownfield site
6.
an area of open land around a city
a)
green belt
b)
urban sprawl
c)
NIMBY
d)
Greenfield site
7.
Fundamental facilities serving a country or area such as transportation and communication systems
a)
infrastructure
b)
green belt
c)
urban sprawl
d)
NIMBY
8.
the decline of population in rural areas and regions
a)
rural depopulation
b)
infrastructure
c)
green belt
d)
urban sprawl
9.
movement of people from countryside areas to cities.
a)
Rural to Urban Migration
b)
rural depopulation
c)
infrastructure
d)
green belt
10.
a factor that causes people to leave their home area and migrate to another region
a)
push factors
b)
Rural to Urban Migration
c)
rural depopulation
d)
infrastructure
11.
A factor that draws or attracts people to migrate to another location
a)
pull factors
b)
push factors
c)
Rural to Urban Migration
d)
rural depopulation
12.
an area that has few people living in it.
a)
sparsely populated
b)
pull factors
c)
push factors
d)
Rural to Urban Migration
13.
an area that is crowded with people
a)
densely populated
b)
sparsely populated
c)
pull factors
d)
push factors
14.
The movement of people out of cities into the villages nearby.
a)
Counterurbanisation
b)
densely populated
c)
sparsely populated
d)
pull factors
15.
person who travels regularly to work in another location.
a)
commuter
b)
Counterurbanisation
c)
densely populated
d)
sparsely populated
16.
a map that uses differences in shading
a)
Choropleth Map
b)
commuter
c)
Counterurbanisation
d)
densely populated
17.
Community (offering housing
a)
Sustainable community
b)
Choropleth Map
c)
commuter
d)
Counterurbanisation
18.
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
a)
sustainable development
b)
Sustainable community
c)
Choropleth Map
d)
commuter
19.
a natural area protected and managed to preserve the environment as well as allowing people to visit. E.g. Peak District
a)
National Park
b)
sustainable development
c)
Sustainable community
d)
Choropleth Map
20.
the number of people that can be supported by a service or attraction before it becomes damaged.
a)
carrying capacity
b)
National Park
c)
sustainable development
d)
Sustainable community
21.
An extremely popular tourist area where there is pressure on the environment from over use.
a)
Honeypot site
b)
carrying capacity
c)
National Park
d)
sustainable development
22.
Where too many visitors feet trample the ground underneath causing the land to be worn away
a)
Footpath erosion
b)
Honeypot site
c)
carrying capacity
d)
National Park
23.
how population is spread out in an area.
a)
population distribution
b)
Footpath erosion
c)
Honeypot site
d)
carrying capacity
24.
A measurement of the number of people per given unit of land.
a)
population density
b)
population distribution
c)
Footpath erosion
d)
Honeypot site
25.
the height and shape of the landscape.
a)
relief
b)
population density
c)
population distribution
d)
Footpath erosion
26.
an area of countryside
a)
rural
b)
relief
c)
population density
d)
population distribution
27.
a built up area with a higher population density. E.g. a city
a)
urban
b)
rural
c)
relief
d)
population density
28.
a line following a route along which a survey or fieldwork observations are made.
a)
Transect
b)
urban
c)
rural
d)
relief
29.
The areas of countryside immediately around the built up area.
a)
rural-urban fringe
b)
Transect
c)
urban
d)
rural
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