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Accessible rural areas

GCSE Geography · key term

Accessible rural areas

Definition

Countryside settlements that can be reached relatively easily from a city, allowing regular journeys for work, shopping and services.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

Paper 2

Cities and accessible rural areas exchange goods, services and labour, so changes in one can affect the other.
Revise: Urban-rural interdependence

Edexcel Geography B past papers

Related key terms

Commuting
Counter-urbanisation
Dormitory settlement
Greenfield site
Interdependence

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