Differences in population size, composition and function of the village in rural areas in the more economically developed world and the less economically developed world.

For this essay I will use two specific case studies for each, a LEDC and MEDC. LEDC - Huanli, China; MEDC - Gaienhofen, Germany Huanli - The main function of the village focuses on primary industry, namely argiculture - Huanli is a village composed of mainly poor and old people. - Most young people have left for the cities, sending money back home. Generally this has caused a reduction of the birth rate as more …

…the birthplace of Herman Hesse (a famous German author). - Mainly old people live there, but also a couple of teenagers, this only due to a boarding school which as opened around 20 years ago. - People living in this village have either an average or very high income, meaning that locals occupy jobs in the village and the richer ones commute to their workplace in Switzerland (Gaienhofen is right next to the border of Switzerland).