Urban and Rural Settlements

What Am I? Rural or Urban?

What Am I? Rural or Urban?

Definition: Rural Settlement of areas outside cities and towns where population density is low. Economic activities are farming, mining, forestry…

List some rural regions/places in Canada Prairies, Arctic, Canadian Shield Flamborough Niagara on the Lake Northern BC, Woodstock Burlington – north of Hwy 5

Definition: Urban Settlement of areas inside towns and cities greater than 1000. Population density is high. Economic activities are manufacturing, banking, government services, retail…

What are the 4 largest cities in Canada? 4 Ottawa-Gatineau – 1 million 3 Vancouver - 1.8 million 2 Montreal - 3.3 million 1 Toronto - 4.4 million

What Am I? Rural or Urban? SUBURBAN URBAN RURAL FRINGE

What Am I? Rural or Urban? Sub Urban  Areas that are mostly urban but have some rural characteristics (ex. Burlington). Fringe  Areas that are mostly rural but have some urban characteristics.

Urban = city + high population Rural = towns + low population What Am I? Rural or Urban? Urban = city + high population Rural = towns + low population

Positives/Negatives of Urban living Jobs Entertainment Services Access Negatives Crime Poverty Crowded Pollution Traffic Expensive

Positives + Negatives of Rural living Clean air Nature Low rent Grow own food Negatives Isolation Low wages Hard work Lack of services

Urbanization The process from which an area changes from being rural to urban

Urban and Rural Interactions There has been significant movement of people in Canada between urban and rural areas over time. In most cases, 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).

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.

hamlet village town suburb city metropolis Urban Hierarchy RURAL URBAN hamlet village town suburb city metropolis

What areas in Burlington are experiencing this: Orchard Millcroft Tansley woods Appleby line area North of Dundas

Canada's Urbanization over time

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. Why do you think people are choosing to move away from cities?

hamlet village town suburb city metropolis Urban Hierarchy RURAL URBAN hamlet village town suburb city metropolis

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

Trend- Increasing Urbanization In 2005 80% of Canadians live in urban areas. 20% live in rural areas. In the future more will come to live in the cities meaning cities will become larger, taking up more space.

Reasons for growing Urbanization Jobs, opportunity. Services. School/Universities. Higher Standard of living. Mechanization of agriculture (Machines are taking the jobs Humans use to do).

Problems/ Issues of Urbanization Loss of rural areas means loss of… Farmland Nature/beauty Heritage/way of life Recreation And more environmental damage/pollution more cars, roads, factories, less trees…

More cars = more pollution

Climate Change due to green house gasses

Urban Sprawl Low density developments surrounding a city taking up much farmland and open space. Relies heavily on automobiles

YOUR OPINION: Suppose you are a doctor in Canada who has just graduated. Would you move to a rural area to practise medicine? Explain your answer.