Canadian Settlement Patterns Long Lots of Southern Quebec

Canadian Settlement Patterns

Long Lots of Southern Quebec • Developed along waterways • Settled before survey system implemented • Long, thin farms • Heritage Law – owners had to divide land amongst offspring

Advantages and Disadvantages Pros – Excellent soil conditions – Access to river ways – Narrow – lower taxes – Close to neighbours Cons – Narrow lots hard to work – Land became small and unworkable when divided amongst offspring

Concession System in Ontario • Occurred after survey system was in place • Based on road and railways – no longer dependent on water • Concession Roads are parallel to waterway, and side roads are perpendicular

Advantages and Disadvantages Pros – Excellent soil for agriculture – Access to roadways – Easier access to land Cons – Further from neighbours

Section System in Southern Prairies • Land was surveyed before settlement occurred • Land divided into 36 sections and each section divided into 4 quadrants • A family would get one quadrant – approx. 64 ha in size

Advantages and Disadvantages Pros – Land was well suited for modern farm machinery Cons – Soil was less fertile needed larger farms – Resulted in farm consolidation – Some distance between neighbours

Scattered Settlement • Settlement within other areas of Canada based on two main reasons. 1. Resource-Based Settlement – settlement a result of a product or resources – these included fishing, forestry, mining, and recreation – Occurred in Atlantic Maritimes, Boreal Shield, Boreal Plain, Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritimes

2. Service-Based Settlement • Often based on transportation • Provides a variety of services which are needed by people in lightly populated areas • These may included gas stations, motels, post offices, restaurants

Issues with Rural Areas Today • • Movement towards urbanization Movement to commercial farming Technology is advancing farming practices Fewer services provided within rural regions • Increased costs for goods and services • Less rural areas as a result of urbanization

Readings • Read text pg. 224 -233 • Define key terms • Questions 1, 3 -7 ab, 8