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Changing Places (AS Unit 2)
Quick questions on Urban and rural change - WJEC A-Level Geography
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What are urban change processes?Show answer
Cities cycle through urbanisation (growth from migration and natural increase), suburbanisation (outward spread to the edge), counterurbanisation (movement to rural areas) and re-urbanisation (return to regenerated inner areas, often led by young professionals and students). Each stage reshapes who lives where along the urban-rural continuum. The rise of remote working since 2020 has accelerated counterurbanisation in parts of Wales, increasing demand in accessible rural and coastal areas.
What is rural change?Show answer
Rural change includes the decline of agricultural employment, the rise of second homes and holiday lets, and the loss of services (shops, post offices, bus routes, schools). In Wales, second-home ownership in areas such as Gwynedd is a major social and cultural issue: in some communities second homes make up over a fifth of the housing stock, affecting affordability and the survival of the Welsh language, which prompted Welsh Government reforms allowing councils to set higher tax premiums and tighter planning rules.
What is q1?Show answer
Define counterurbanisation. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain one social impact of second-home ownership on a rural community. [3 marks]
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