WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are described as rural.

Detailed explanation-2: -A rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. A rural areas population density is very low. Many people live in a city, or urban area.

Detailed explanation-3: -A village is a small settlement usually found in a rural setting. It is generally larger than a “hamlet” but smaller than a “town.” Some geographers specifically define a village as having between 500 and 2, 500 inhabitants. In most parts of the world, villages are settlements of people clustered around a central point.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Census does not define “rural.” They consider “rural” to include all people, housing, and territory that are not within an urban area. Any area that is not urban is rural. The Census defines urban as: Urbanized Areas (UAs) of 50, 000 or more people.