1. Settlement Patterns

2. Population Distribution
Pattern where people live in a region or country

3. Distribution Patterns
Dispersed Pattern
found in areas that have a strong agricultural base
Rural areas, farms that are spread apart
Concentrated Pattern
Areas where resources, economic opportunity and population are focused

4. Distribution Patterns
Linear Pattern
Develop in areas of economic importance (major highways in an isolated area, along coast lines where fishing is an important industry)

5. Which type of Patterns are these?
A. Disperses B. Concentrated C. Lineaar

6. Rural Settlement

7. Rural Settlement
Rural settlement involves the settlement of areas outside cities and towns where population density is low and the settlement pattern is dispersed
Resources
The most important influence on settlement is the kind of resources that are available - an agricultural area Southwestern Ontario will develop a very different population pattern that an area of the Canadian Shield where forestry provides most of the jobs

9. Settlement Patterns in Mixed wood Plains and the Prairies
Three types of settlement patterns:
The long lots of southern Québec
The concession system of southern Ontario
The section system of the Prairies

10. Factors Affecting Rural Settlement
Resources in area
this is what attracts people to the area in the first place (forestry, mining, farmland)
Transportation methods at time of settlement
Pre water- areas along lakes and rivers
Post roads and rail (once established)- areas along route
Government
Survey System- settlement depended on type rules of government(if any existed)

11. Long Lots of Southern Quebec
Settled long before the development of railway and high quality roads.
Most important influence is agricultural resources
Transportation was mainly by water
-long, thin farms, known as long
lots, were built along the
St. Lawrence River so all farms
had access to the river.

12. Long Lots of Southern Quebec

13. Concession System of Southern Ontario
Settlement also influenced by agriculture
Settlement occurred after a survey system was already in place
Access to major water was not as important because _roads and later rails were already established
Roads were typically 2km apart and farms were in size
Groupings of Concession blocks
were called townships and
groups of townships were called
counties

14. Concession System of Southern Ontario

15. Section System of the Southern Prairies
Surveyed long before major settlement had occurred
Land was divided into blocks that
were 9.6km by 9.6 km in size
Each block was divided into 36
sections, that was then divided
into 4 lots (quarter-sections)
that were about 64 hectares in size

16. Section System of the Southern Prairies

17. Long Lots of Southern Quebec
Pros
Cons
Each farm house is close to neighbours
Helpful in emergency situations
Not efficient to work- back part of farm was very far away
Divided lengthwise among dependants – very narrow lots in the end

18. Concession System of Southern Ontario
Pros
Cons
Moderate efficiency- farms are in blocks, but much smaller than Prairies
Some isolation- depending on size of farm and location of farm house on property

19. Section System of the Southern Prairies
Pros
Cons
Blocks well suited for farm machinery- efficient
Isolation- long way from neighbours

20. Reasons for Settlement
Resource Based
Mining, forestry, fishing, etc..
Service Based
Along major roads/busy highways

21. Question 6
Top left- Ontario- roads (survey system) are rectangular, many rivers, forested areas, language on map is English
Top right- Prairies- roads (survey system) are square in pattern, few contour lines indicate flatness, few lakes and rivers, language on map is in English
Bottom left- Quebec- linear village along river and roads, cleared areas close to river, forested areas, language on map is in French

22. Question 7
Various- Northern Ontario, Central BC, Nunavut, Northern Saskatchewan, much of Atlantic Canada

23. Question 8
Advantages- good pay for work, lots of outdoor recreation opportunities
Disadvantages- little range of employment, danger of resources running out (ghost town), few amenities
Internet and satellite TV are linking isolated communities in terms of information
Yes or No- Why

24. Question 9
Quieter, safer, cheaper lifestyle – new technology means they can still communicate rapidly
May commute to nearby cities, work from home via computer, independent work- creative fields