Bricks 1 chapter 6

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

6 Urban and rural areas

Rural and urban

Rural areas

Are sparsely populated. 

Urban areas

Are sparsely populated.

Are densely populated 

Settlement

A place where people live.

What are different types of settlements?

Hamlet 

• very small settlement 
• population around 100
• mostly in rural areas 

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Rural

In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

Village

City

Urban areas

- high population density

- high adress density

- jobs

- services

 

Rural areas

- low population density

-  countryside

- peace and quiet

- lower number of services

Where do you live, in an urban or rural area? Would you like to move from one to the other? Why or why not?

Urbanisation

The growth of cities; the movement of people from rural areas to the cities.