Study Guides

Unit Summary

This unit teaches economic change in the UK. Pupils will learn about the causes of economic change and the move to a post-industrial economy. Pupils will learn about economic developments in rural areas, developments in transport, the north-south divide and the role of the UK in the wider world.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to assess the impacts of rural population growth and decline.

Key Notes

• The rural landscape in the UK has experienced social and economic change.
• The rural landscape in South Cambridgeshire has experienced social and economic changes due to population growth.
• The rural landscape in Gwynedd has experienced social and economic changes due to population decline.

Vocabulary To Learn

• counter-urbanisation: the movement of people to rural areas from urban ones
• natural increase: the growth of the population through its rise in birth rate and/or decline in death rate
• greenbelt: green space around cities for which there are strict planning controls to preserve natural spaces and prevent urban sprawl
• commuter: someone who lives a distance from where they work and has to regularly travel between the two locations

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Everyone living in a rural area will have a higher standard of living.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Causes of economic change Study Guide
• Impacts of industry on the physical environment Study Guide
• Improvements and new developments in transport Study Guide
• The north-south divide Study Guide
• The place of the UK in the wider world Study Guide
• The post-industrial economy Study Guide