1. Urban Canada

2. Why are Cities located where they are?
Natural harbour
Lay on river- power, running water, industries
Railway line
Major highway
Important road intersection
Close to natural resources

3. Communities Across Canada
The Hamlet
Smallest kind of settlement
8-10 buildings
Limited services
Buildings usually clustered around an intersection, sometimes called a “four corner community”
Not many habitants

5. The Village As hamlets grew, they became villages
Typically people
Can have a population up to people

7. The Town Has a population of 1 000-10 000 people
Most have a main shopping area and provide all the main goods and services their residents need

9. The City
Becomes a city when reaches a population of people or more
More goods and services than towns
Industries bring money to the city and provide part of the economic base with businesses
Cities that reach a population of over people are referred to as CMA- Census Metropolitan Area

12. Land Use in the City
How is the land within a city used?

13. Land Use in the City City land uses include the following:
Residential (homes) - 40%
Commercial (stores/offices) -4%
Industrial (factories) - 6%
Institutional (schools, libraries, government buildings and religious centres) -10%
Recreational (parks/open space) -7%
Transportation (roads, tracks) -33%

14. Residential Largest use of land in the city
Includes areas called the suburbs- residential areas located around the fringes of the city

16. Commercial Land Use Stores, offices, strip malls, indoor malls
Tend to be located on busy streets and areas easily accessible for cars and public transit
Central Business District (CBD)- heart of the city
Downtown area

18. Industrial Land Use Provides money and jobs for the city
Located near transportation routes or railways in an industrial park
Industrial Park- area set aside specifically for industries
Types of Industries
Light industry-small industrial plants and warehouses
Heavy Industry- large-scale factories (ex. Steel plants)

20. Recreational
Parks
Green space
Sports fields
Arenas
Walking paths

22. Institutional School- elementary, secondary, post secondary
Government Buildings- court house, city hall
Libraries
Religious centres- church, synagogue, temple

24. Transportation
Roads
Highways
Arterials
Local roads
Rail lines

26. The Changing City
Megalopolis- this occurs when cities grow so big that their boundaries touch and form one huge urban area
Canada has one Megalopolis- goes from Oshawa to St. Catharines

28. Problems in the Modern City
As cities continue to grow, problems can arise:
Traffic
Crime
Overcrowding
Strain on city facilities
Not enough money to fix problems

29. City Renewal
Cities with problems cannot restart from scratch, but they can renew themselves- in one of 4 ways
Renovation-renovate or alter individual buildings
Redevelopment-one type of building is torn down and another is built in its place
Land Reclamation-renewing areas that become so polluted that they are not being used for anything
Diversifying-develop new industries