The problems of rural population vary in different countries which can be categorized into More Economically Developed Country (MEDC) and Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC).
There aren't necessarily any problems faced by rural population alone, but HIGH rural population can cause problems, especially in LEDC's.
The problems include:
- Limited access to health services
- Poor sanitation
- Poor infrastructure
- Limited education
In MEDC's the problems include:
- Higher pollution levels from migration to the city
- High unemployment in rural areas due to lack of jobs
- More housing required, causing damage to wild habitats
These are just a few of the many problems that occur
Rural settlement involves the migration of large numbers of people towards an unpopulated and natural envirnment.
Lallan Singh has written: 'Rural settlement geography' -- subject(s): Land settlement, Rural development
is strand a rural or urban settlement
Cape Town is a urban settlement
this type of settlement is environmental ferndly.
Rural Settlement reffers to Villages-Hamlets set in English countryside.
urban
An urban settlement is a city or metrapolis which contains a whole lot of houses that are mashed up while a rural area is an isolated or out in the country place which does not contain as much people as the urban settlement.
Bhajan Lal has written: 'Settlement pattern & rural land use in Shekhawati (Raj.)' -- subject(s): Case studies, Land settlement, Land use, Rural, Rural Land use
village.
A sparsely settled area (non clustered)
terrace pattern