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Urban and Rural Landscapes

Urban and Rural Landscapes. CGC1D Wed. Mar. 26, 2014. Rural Population Patterns. There are 3 main types of rural population patterns:. Concentrated Occur where natural resources are present i.e., gold mine. Dispersed Occur in agricultural areas Farms spread out over an area. Linear

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Urban and Rural Landscapes

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  1. Urban and Rural Landscapes CGC1D Wed. Mar. 26, 2014

  2. Rural Population Patterns • There are 3 main types of rural population patterns: • Concentrated • Occur where natural resources are present • i.e., gold mine • Dispersed • Occur in agricultural areas • Farms spread out over an area • Linear • A line that stretches out over the landscape • Occur along rivers, railroads, highways, coastlines

  3. Urban and Rural Interactions • There has been significant movement of people in Canada between urban and rural areas over time. • People in rural areas live in a hamlet, village, or town. • People in urban areas live in a suburb, city, or metropolis. • These different types of places to live are known as the urban hierarchy (each one is a larger settlement going up the line than the one before it).

  4. Urban Hierarchy hamlet village town suburb city metropolis <100 people - - - - - > 1 million people Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) = City with more than 100 000 people - There are 33 CMAs in Canada. Can you list the top 10?

  5. Canada’s Top 10 CMAs

  6. Urbanization • Urbanization is the movement of people UP the urban hierarchy. This has been the main migration pattern of Canadians since the creation of our country.

  7. Urbanization • Why did people leave the countryside to live in the big cities? • reduced need for farm labour due to farm modernization (e.g. tractors) • improvements in mobility (better transportation systems reduces need for local stores) • consolidation of goods & services (most things one needs has relocated to urban areas)

  8. Counter-Urbanization • Counter-urbanization is the movement of people DOWN the urban hierarchy (metropolis→ hamlet). While our cities are still getting larger, some people are choosing to move away from cities. • In general, there are now three categories of people living in rural areas. • Newcomers - retain ties to urban core, younger, well educated, well off, managers/professionals • Homecomers - young families returning to provide rural upbringing to children • Ruralites – have never lived in an urban core

  9. Counter-Urbanization • Why are people leaving the cities to live in smaller towns and villages? • health issues, security, “community” • “back to nature” movement (desire to live in the country) • increase in telecommuting (less need to be at an office) • cheaper land and house prices

  10. Where would you like to Live? • Why?

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