Many people living in the rural parts of the country own guns, which they generally use for hunting.
The rural way of life has changed a great deal with the introduction of new computerized farm machinery.
Many people think of crowded Tokyo subways when they think of Japan, forgetting how
much of the country is still rural and traditional.
Large animals are a common sight on many rural roads in this country.
More children work in the rural areas of India than in any other country.
Despite its rapid industrialization after World War Two, Slovakia remains one of
Europe's most rural nations.
When riding a bicycle on a rural road, cyclists should ride with the flow of traffic.
People who move to rural communities are often attracted by the lower crime rates, and reduced pollution of the countryside.
Children are more expensive and less
economically useful to parents in an urban society than in a rural one.
People living in the rural areas of the country are far more likely to own a gun than those in the big cities.
It took my grandparents a long time to get used to living in the big city after having spent most of their lives in a rural setting.
His paintings of rural scenes are quite lovely.
In 1891, Florence Nightingale observed that the first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water supply.
It is often suggested that life in the city is more violent than life in the countryside, but apparently there is about the same amount of violence in rural areas as in the urban environment.
There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire Earth.
The traditional culture of my country is still strong in the rural areas, but is disappearing in the cities.
Support for gun control is much lower in rural parts of the country.
It is estimated that there are from 80 to 120 million surplus rural workers in the villages and the cities of China.
Discussion question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a rural versus an urban area?
Find someone who comes from a rural area.