1. COOL PIC, EH? Which land use is represented here?

2. LAND USE ANALYSIS

3. Land Use Analysis Describe the situation of Oakville using geographic information and vocabulary. Map of Oakville

4. NATURAL SYSTEMS Describe the natural systems. Describe the landscape. Why is this ideal for farming as well as development?

5. LandUse There are 7 landuses: Residential Industrial Commercial Transportation Recreational Institutional Open Space (pg. 247 Text)

6. COMPARE Compare the patterns. Which photo shows the older community? How do you know?

7. RESIDENTIAL LANDUSE Describe the pattern of housing distribution. What kinds of housing are present? (pg. 248 Txt)

8. Which type of land use is this? What are the human features on the land that are indicative of this type of landuse? What aspects of this land use are unsustainable? Why? (pg. 251, Txt)

9. LANDUSES Identify all the land uses visible on this photo. Give the evidence for each land use. (pg. 257, Txt)

10. TRANSPORTATION What patterns do you see among the roadways? (pg. 250, Txt)

11. LINKS What type of roadway is this? Why are these important? What do you think will happen to the land adjacent to this roadway?

12. OPEN SPACE Why have the trees been left standing?

13. Zoning What is zoning? How many land uses are zoned in this photo? Who is responsible for zoning? (pg. 258, Txt)

14. Map of Oakville - Zoned Land Use

15. OPEN SPACE Why was this woodlot left standing? What is one of the problems many of Oakville’s woodlots faced during the past few years?

16. COMMERCIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Look at the band of land use at the top 2/3 of the photo? Why is this type of land use segregated from the residential land use? (pg.256, Txt)

17. INDUSTRIAL Look at the photo carefully. What consumer product is being produced here? Why is this a significant land use for Oakville?

18. CONSERVATION What was the land likely used for prior to housing? What problem can your foresee occurring in the future? How might this problem be avoided? Where is the rural/urban fringe? How can you tell? (pg. 260, Txt)

19. ALTERNATIVES Pavement is not a friendly surface. Where could parking be placed instead? How would you redesign this surface/land use to make it more appealing and useful for a greater variety of people?