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1 3.3 Rural Settlement Patterns Your Subtitle Goes Here

2 Learning Goals Compare three major settlement patterns in Canada Find out about modern rural Canada

3 Settlement Patterns First nations of North America did not feel the need to divide up the land or cut down the forests They saw the forest as a source of:

4 Settlement Patterns Food Protection

5 Settlement Patterns European Settlers saw the forest differently They began to

6 Settlement Patterns They intended to turn the wilderness into rural areas where they would And build

7 Settlement Patterns Farmsteads were the building blocks of early Canada All farmsteads need:

8 Settlement Patterns All of the farming areas we are going to look at in this section are part of rural Canada Rural settlement is characterized by low population density and a dispersed population distribution pattern

9 Population Distribution Population Distribution is the pattern showing where people live in an area There are three types of patterns 1. Dispersed 2. Concentrated 3. Specialized

10 Population Distribution Dispersed Population Distribution Agricultural based because people tend to live on farms that are spread out over the region.

11 Population Distribution Concentrated Population Distribution Occurs where natural resources are available in specific areas. The economic development of this area draws people close to the resource

12 Population Distribution Concentrated Population Distribution

13 Population Distribution Concentrated Population Distribution

14 Population Distribution Linear Population Distribution Economic activities that support people have developed in a line Ex.along major trade lines or highways and ocean coasts

15 Settlement Patterns Areas that have more than 1000 people are called urban

16 Settlement Patterns When settlers came to a new region they came to find a plot of land that was assigned to them This created distinctive settlement patterns, or arrangements of farms and farmhouses in different regions

17 Settlement Patterns In this section we are going to look at three patterns of settlement 1. Quebec long lot system 2. Ontario township system 3. Prairies section system

18 Long Lot System in Quebec

19 Long Lot System in Quebec The St. Lawrence River was the major transportation route It provided both and

20 Long Lot System in Quebec Very long side along River arranged side by the St. Lawrence Lots varied from ½ km to 2 km in length When a farmer died the farm would be divided among the families sons

21 Long Lot System in Quebec Farm would be split lengthwise so each son would still have part of the St. Lawrence shoreline Farms were very narrow Farmers grew:

22 Long Lot System in Quebec

23 Long Lot System in Quebec

24 Long Lot System in Quebec

25 Long Lot System in Quebec

26 Long Lot System in Quebec

27 Ontario Township System

28 Ontario Township System Surveyors went into Ontario forests to lay out roads and farms before settlers arrived Townships are areas of land divided up in a grid. Properties tend to be rectangular

29 Ontario Township System

30 Ontario Township System A Base Line would be drawn parallel to a large body of water, such as lake Ontario Strips of land, called Concessions, were measured off north of the base line and divided by concession lines, which would later become roads

31 Ontario Township Systems Each concession was divided into farms, called lots If there was no stream on the far they would have a well. Wheat was the most Important crop

32 Ontario Township System Other crops included peas, barley, and oats

33 Prairies Section System

34 Prairie Township System Surveyors used the section system The Canada/US border was used as the base line The land was divided into blocks Each block was 9.6km by 9.6km

35 Prairie Township System Each block was then divided into 36 sections Then into 4 quarter sections around 64 hectares in size

36 Comparing Settlement Patterns Each pattern has its advantage and disadvantages Long Lots Disadvantages - very close to neighbor - not very efficient for work (so long from home

37 Comparing Settlement Patterns Each pattern has its advantage and disadvantages Long Lots Advantages -Very close to neighbors, can rely on companionship and help in emergencies

38 Comparing Settlement Prairie Section Advantages Patterns - efficient to work because they are well suited for modern farm machinery Disadvantages - Isolation (so far away from neighbors)

39 Comparing Settlement Prairie Section Patterns Disadvantages - have to drive long distances to work, school and social activities