IGCSE Geography / Rural environments

What makes a place rural revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 5: Rural environments, specification point 5.2a. Part of the full course.

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A rural environment is countryside with low population density, small settlements and mostly farmed, forested or open land. The eight characteristics help you describe rural areas and compare places that differ in accessibility or level of development.

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