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Settlement Patterns of Canada - Rural vs Urban

Settlement Patterns of Canada - Rural vs Urban. Rural Settlement Patterns. Occurs outside cities and towns Characterized by low population and dispersed population distribution pattern. Influences of Settlement. 3 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RURAL SETTLEMENT

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Settlement Patterns of Canada - Rural vs Urban

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  1. Settlement Patterns of Canada - Rural vs Urban

  2. Rural Settlement Patterns • Occurs outside cities and towns • Characterized by low population and dispersed population distribution pattern

  3. Influences of Settlement • 3 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RURAL SETTLEMENT • 1. What kind of resources are found? • The kind of resources attracts people Ie. agriculture in southern Ontario • 2. What were the transportation methods at the time? • Before 1800 settlement was based on transportation by water (rivers and lakes). • After 1800 were based on road and eventually rail. • 3. What role did government policy play in the settlement? • They would control which land would be settled, size, shape of farms, pattern of roads, location of towns, schools, churches. • pattern of land division used in an area= SURVEY SYSTEM

  4. 3 Rural Settlement Patterns • The long lot system of southern Quebec • The concession system of southern Ontario • The section system of the Prairies Most of Canada’s Rural residents live in one of two ecozones: The Mixedwood Plain OR the Prairie

  5. 1. The long lot of southern Quebec • INFLUENCES: • Resource: agriculture • Transportation: St. Lawrence River= boat • Government Policy: Each settler receives a piece of land along the waterfront. • See Figure 19-3 on page 228. • Long thin farms built along the river and stretched back long distances from the water.

  6. 1. The long lot of southern Quebec

  7. 2. Concession System of Southern Ontario • INFLUENCES: • Resources: rich agriculture • Transportation: roads, later railway (access to water less important, each settlement needed access to a road. • Government policy: survey system already in place • Concession System: land is divided equally by concessions roads • farms 40 to 80 ha in size. • Concession formed townships counties • See Fig. 19-4 on page 229 and explanation of how to navigate in these areas.

  8. 2. Concession System of Southern Ontario

  9. 3. Section system of the southern Prairies • INFLUENCES: • Resources: agriculture • Transportation: roads, later railway (access to water less important) • Government policy: They did not want the U.S to have the land! BUT the lots were too small. Families needed large lots for a larger harvest. • Land was divided into blocks (9.6 km by 9.6 km) • Each block was divided into 36 sections-each section was divided into four-quarter sections (64 ha) • See Fig. 19-5 on page 230 –the system

  10. 3. Section system of the southern Prairies

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