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GCSE Geography · key term
The densely populated, built-up central part of an urban area, where many jobs, services and transport connections are concentrated.
Used by Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Human landscape elementsUrban cores concentrate people and economic activity into relatively small areas. Rural areas occupy much more land but have fewer people spread across it. The contrast is not absolute: rural residents may work in nearby cities, and rural settlements can contain businesses serving customers far beyond the countryside.
Make direct comparisons: urban cores generally have higher population density and a younger age structure than remote rural areas.
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