Rural Changes in the UK

What has been a significant factor in changing rural settlements in the UK?

• Decrease in technological advancements

• Increase in urban unemployment

• Rural-urban migration

• Decline in urban housing

What concept has replaced the idea of a rural-urban divide in the UK?

• Urban expansion

• Rural contraction

• Rural-urban continuum

• Urban-rural binary

According to Cloke's index, what is used to determine rurality?

• Language and religion

• Population density and remoteness

• Agricultural output

• Economic prosperity

What has been a major cause of social change in rural areas?

• Decline in urban populations

• In-migration of middle-class groups

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Decrease in housing prices

How has the rural economy changed in recent decades?

• It has become dominated by farmers

• Employment has grown slower than in urban areas

• It has seen a rise in SMEs and services sector jobs

• It has become solely reliant on tourism

What is a consequence of increased demand for rural housing?

• Decrease in urban housing

• Lower house prices

• Gentrification

• Increased agricultural output

What is one effect of agricultural structural changes in the UK?

• Increase in agricultural workforce

• Growth of hedgerows

• Decrease in farm sizes

• Loss of ecological networks

Why might farmers seek diversification?

• To increase traditional agricultural practices

• To find new employment in urban areas

• To halt job losses and find alternative income sources

• To decrease market competition

What role do government policies play in rural areas?

• They decrease sustainability efforts

• They promote unrestricted rural expansion

• They regulate sustainability and conservation

• They only focus on urban development

What has been a significant demographic change in rural areas?

• Decrease in young population

• Decline in housing demand

• Re-population by middle-class groups

• Increase in urban migration