Rural area facts for kids
Rural areas are areas which are not towns or cities. They are often farming or agricultural areas. These areas are sometimes called "the country" or "countryside". People who live "in the country" often live in small villages, but they might also live somewhere where there are no other houses nearby.
Rural is the opposite of urban, which means places such as cities where buildings and places where people work and live are all close together.
Many people who live in cities like to go to the country to relax. They go there for recreation, often for their holidays, or to read.
In the U.S. and Angola the term "rural area" technically describes a place that has less than 500 inhabitants per square mile.
Images for kids
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The Barossa Valley in South Australia is an area noted for vineyards.
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Rice terraces in Kami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
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A rural landscape in Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland. 15 July 2000.
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A typical countryside scene in rural Yorkshire Dales, England.
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A rural village in Rajasthan, India
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Amra Kalan village in Kharian, Pakistan
See also
In Spanish: Medio rural para niños
