1. Rural Settlement Patterns

2. Factors affecting rural settlement:
Resources in an area
Economic base of an area
Agriculture vs forestry or mining
Transportation methods available at time of settlement
Pre-1800 – water
Post 1800 – roads and rail
Options for settlement expand as technology develops

3. (cont’d) Government policy
Survey system is a set of rules that controls:
how land will be settled
The pattern of land division
Determines
size and shape of farms
Pattern of roads
Location of towns

4. # 1 Long lots
Rich agricultural areas along St. Lawrence River and tributaries
Water most important form of transportation
Long narrow lots with small river frontage
Created a safer environment

6. #2 Concessions Systems rich agriculture
Built on a network of roads (later rail)
Concessions and side roads
Township = group of concessions
A group of Townships = Region
Concessions Townships Region

7. Side Road
Concession

9. #3 Section System (Prairies)
Land was divided into large blocks
Blocks divided into 36 sections
Sections divided into 4 quarters
Developed in US where rainfall was greater
Consolidation:
Farmers had to buy up neighboring quarters because production was not enough