Unit 3 CGC 1 D URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

Unit 3: CGC 1 D URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

Definition: Urban Areas �more than 1000 people living together in a city or town �nearly 80% of Canadians live in urban areas

Definition: City �group of more than 10 000 people can be considered a city in Canada

Definition: Metropolitan Area �a large city (>100 000 people) and the attached urban areas not directly part of the city

How do cities start? � as transportation “stop” areas. ◦ Example: Montreal is at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers � as a central place for providing markets and services for the surrounding area ◦ Example: Regina, SK � as a special function city built around a specific industry ◦ Example: Sudbury is a mining city � Some cities grow so large they incorporate all of the above and become multipurpose cities. ◦ Example: Toronto

Where do cities form? �On transport routes (water is most important) �Reasonably flat land �Close to some form of industry (mining, forestry)

How do we divide land in cities? There are 6 major land uses in cities. 1. Residential – single unit, row housing, apartments 2. Commercial – stores, malls, offices, banks, restaurants, cinemas 3. Industrial – factories, warehouses, manufacturing 4. Transportation – roads, parking lots 5. Recreational – parks, bikepaths, beaches, museums 6. Institutional – schools, churches, courts, police and fire stations, government