1. Settlement Patterns Continued

2. Urban Settlement Patterns
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An urban place exists because there are economic activities
Basic industries – provide jobs for residents (brings money into the community); make up economic base
Non-basic industries – does not bring money into the community but recycles the money that is already there

3. Different Kinds of Urban Places
Manufacturing Cities
Urban places where goods are mass produced in factories (ex. Sarnia – oil-based manufacturing; Interprovincial Pipeline)
Transportation Hubs
Provide transportation functions. (ex. Winnipeg grew because it was a major railway hub, CN Rail built through Thunder Bay in 1902)
Tourist Cities
Physical or human features attract people to visit. (ex. Banff) Money coming into the community.

4. national level. Military, government buildings
Government Centres
Provide services at local, regional, or
national level. Military, government buildings
Resource-based Communities
Based on rich natural resources;
established to develop a resource. (ex. mining towns)
Diversified Urban Centres
Some cities, especially large ones exist and grow because they fulfill several functions. (ex. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal)

5. Urbanization in Canada
Urban growth = actual number of people by which a city’s population grows.
Urbanization = percentage of a country’s total population living in urban places.
Urbanization has occurred as a result of new technology and economic changes
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