Definition
Urban Land Uses
Factors and Reasons
Types of Land Uses
Cities
100
What is the definition of urban?
Relating to the city or town.
100
What percentage of urban land use is residential?
40%
100
What are some of the physical features that affect how they choose the settlement? (Name 3 factors)
Soil, Water, Flat Land (Relief), Weather, Resources, Trading Location, Defense, Shelter
100
What are three types of residential land uses?
Low Density, Medium Density, High Density.
100
How many people does there have to be, for it to be considered a city in Canada?
>10 000 people.
200
What is the definition of rural?
Relating to the countryside.
200
What percentage of urban land use is transportation?
32%
200
What are some factors that affect land use patterns? (Name all 4)
Land Value, Zoning, Technology, Climate
200
What are four types of commercial land uses?
Local Service Centers, Neighborhood Plazas and Ribbons, Shopping Malls, Central Business District (CBD).
200
How is land divided in cities? (Name the 6 major land uses)
Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Recreational, Institutional.
300
What is the definition of urbanization?
The act of taking on the characteristics of the city.
300
What percentage of urban land use is industrial?
6%
300
What are the main reasons for scattered settlement? (Name them both)
Resource-Based Settlement, Service-Based Settlement
300
What are some types of Institutional land uses? (Name 2)
Schools, Churches, Libraries.
300
How do cities start? (Name 1 of the 3)
As transportation “stop” areas, As a central place for providing markets and services for the surrounding area, As a special function city built around a specific industry.
400
What is the definition of settlement patterns?
Distribution of human settlements on the landscape.
400
What percentage of urban land use is recreational?
7%
400
What are some rural factors that affect rural settlement?
Kind of resources, Transportation methods available at the time of settlement, Role played by government policy
400
What are three types of transportation land uses?
Expressway, Arterial Roads, Local Roads.
400
Where do cities form?
On transport routes, Reasonably flat land, Close to some form of industry.
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