Rural area is the space included in the countryside. It is an undeveloped region, destined for agricultural and livestock activities, extractivism, rural tourism, forestry or environmental conservation. It is in rural areas where most of the food consumed in urban areas is produced.
Rural and urban areas are often not easily identifiable, due to the great integration that has taken place between them. However, some features stand out in each landscape.
In the countryside there are large green areas, which can be natural or cultivated. It is in this region that activities in the primary production sector are mainly developed: agriculture, livestock and extractivism.
In general, in rural areas there is little concentration of people and buildings, and the presence of natural elements such as river and vegetation is striking.
Rural exodus
Rural exodus is a social phenomenon that occurs when there is a displacement of the population from the countryside (rural area) to the city (urban area), usually in search of better living conditions. The causes of rural exodus can be: lack of investment in the agricultural sector to provide more competitiveness, need for infrastructure (schools, hospitals, roads, etc.). As a result, the uncontrolled increase in population in cities causes disarray of housing (the emergence of slums), increase in unemployment, violence, etc.