URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS Unit 3: CGC1D URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

Definition: Urban Areas more than 1000 people living together in a city or town nearly 80% of Canadians live in urban areas

Definition: City group of more than 10 000 people can be considered a city in Canada

Definition: Metropolitan Area a large city (>100 000 people) and the attached urban areas not directly part of the city

How do cities start? as transportation “stop” areas. Example: Montreal is at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers as a central place for providing markets and services for the surrounding area Example: Regina, SK as a special function city built around a specific industry Example: Sudbury is a mining city Some cities grow so large they incorporate all of the above and become multipurpose cities. Example: Toronto

Where do cities form? On transport routes (water is most important) Reasonably flat land Close to some form of industry (mining, forestry)

How do we divide land in cities? There are 6 major land uses in cities.   1. Residential – single unit, row housing, apartments 2. Commercial – stores, malls, offices, banks, restaurants, cinemas 3. Industrial – factories, warehouses, manufacturing 4. Transportation – roads, parking lots 5. Recreational – parks, bikepaths, beaches, museums 6. Institutional – schools, churches, courts, police and fire stations, government