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Theme 2: Rural-urban Links (Component 1)

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Why do cities in poorer countries grow so fast, and what challenges and opportunities does this create?

Urban issues in contrasting global cities: rapid urbanisation and megacity growth in an LIC or NIC, the causes of rural-urban migration, the growth of informal settlements (slums), the social, economic and environmental challenges, and strategies to manage them.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) answer to urban issues in contrasting global cities in Theme 2, covering rapid urbanisation and megacity growth in an LIC or NIC, the causes of rural-urban migration, informal settlements, the social, economic and environmental challenges, and management strategies.
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How is the UK's population changing, and how does it reshape urban areas?

Population and urban change in the UK: population change (natural change, ageing, migration), urban land-use patterns, the causes of inner-city change and counterurbanisation, and the impacts of urban change on people and places.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) answer to population and urban change in the UK in Theme 2, covering natural change, an ageing population and migration, urban land-use patterns, the causes of inner-city change and counterurbanisation, and the impacts of urban change.
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How and why is retailing changing, and what does it mean for town centres and rural services?

Retail and service change: the decentralisation of retailing to out-of-town sites, the growth of online shopping, the impact on the high street and town centres, and changing service provision in rural and urban areas.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) answer to retail and service change in Theme 2, covering the decentralisation of retailing to out-of-town sites, the growth of online shopping, the impact on the high street and town centres, and changing service provision in rural and urban areas.
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What makes an urban community sustainable, and how can cities reduce their impact?

Sustainable urban communities: the features of a sustainable city (transport, housing, energy, water, waste and green space), the challenges of making UK cities sustainable, and a UK example of a sustainable urban initiative.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) answer to sustainable urban communities in Theme 2, covering the features of a sustainable city (sustainable transport, housing, energy, water, waste and green space), the challenges of urban sustainability in the UK, and a UK example of a sustainable urban initiative.
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How are rural and urban places connected along a continuum, and how are they changing?

The urban-rural continuum: the definitions of rural, suburban and urban, the spectrum of settlement from remote rural to inner city, the processes of urbanisation, suburbanisation, counterurbanisation and re-urbanisation, and rural depopulation and deprivation.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) answer to the urban-rural continuum in Theme 2, covering the definitions of rural, suburban and urban, the settlement spectrum, the processes of urbanisation, suburbanisation, counterurbanisation and re-urbanisation, and rural depopulation and deprivation.
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