living in a remote area can make a person's life rather challenging

Living in a remote area can make a person's life rather challenging. There are many reasons for a person who live away from a city or away from central services(supermarket, paying services, hospital, school or works, bank. etc.) have lifes  more difficult than a person who lives closer. For example, to get to school sometimes people walk kilometers in roads who are expose to the changing weather.
Regarding to critical situations, in case of an accident this people has to know how to react and exactly what to do in a short period of time because the time they lose just getting to an hospital can be decisive.  In other words, live in a remote area can be difficult if you are used to live in a city but if you take time to think about times, weather and other factors, you can make it work.