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Rural
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Image:Swedish countryside.jpg thumb|250px|right|Rural area in [[Dalarna,
Sweden]]
Image:Qichun countryside.JPG thumb|right|[[Qichun, a rural town in
Hubei province, China]]
Image:Sheep eating grass edit02.jpg thumb|250px|Sheep eating grass in rural Australia
'''Rural''' areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large
city cities and
towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled
urban area urban and
suburban area suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as
outback or
wilderness. People in rural areas live in
villages, on
farms and in other isolated
houses, as in
pre-industrial societies.
Modernly, rural areas can have an
agriculture agricultural character, though many rural areas are characterized by an economy based on
logging,
mining,
petroleum industry petroleum and
natural gas exploration, or
tourism.
Lifestyles in rural areas are different than those in urban areas, mainly because limited
services, especially
public services are available. Governmental services like
law enforcement,
schools,
fire departments, and
library libraries may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable. Utilities like
water supply water,
sewage,
street lighting, and public
waste management may not be present.
Public transport is absent or very limited, people use their own
vehicles,
walking walk,
bicycle, or ride an
animal.
See also
*
Digital divide the digital divide and rural areas;
broadband in rural and mountain areas.
*
rural crafts
Bibliography
Hart, John Fraiser. ''The Rural Landscape'', ISBN 0801857171.
External links
{{wiktionarypar|rural}}
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Rural Poverty
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Rural Journalism
* [news:misc.rural A newsgroup discussing rural issues]
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Hamlets of Lane County
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