Urbanization
Settlements
Population Density
Land Uses
Miscellaneous
100
What is the process of more people moving from rural areas (the countryside) to urban areas (towns and cities).
Urbanization
100
A place where people establish a permanent community
What is a Settlement
100
The Average Number of People living in a square Kilometre.
What is Population Density
100
When an area is used for a specific purpose to meet the wants and needs of people.
What is Land Use.
100
What do we call the movement of people from one country to another to live permanently?
What is Immigration
200
List 3 large Urban Cities in Canada
Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal etc.
200
What are two types of Settlements?
- Urban Settlements
- Suburban Settlements
- Rural Settlements
200
What are the 3 different categories of Population Density.
Sparse, Moderate and Dense
200
How many different types of land uses are there?
7
200
Give three Examples of Institutional Land Use
schools, emergency services, religious buildings, libraries, sports arenas
300
List two reasons why urbanization happens. Why do people move to big cities
- Job Opportunities
- Education
- better transportation
- healthcare
- entertainment
300
What Kind of Settlement Pattern is this?
Clustered
300
How do you calculate Population density?
Population divided by Land Area (km^2)
300
What type of Land Use requires the most space in a community?
Residential - 40%
300
What kind of Settlement Pattern is this?
Linear
400
What are three Push Factors related to Urban Migration.
- Not enough Jobs
- Lack of Food
- Difficult Living Conditions
- Land Degradation
- Lack of Clean Water
- Poor Education
- Limited or No Health Care
400
List two Favourable Settlement Factors
Fertile land for agriculture (growing crops)
Access to natural resources
Access to Water
Climate that is not too hot or not too cold
People - Populated areas near urban centres
400
What does it mean that Canada has a sparse Population?
It means that Canada has a small population compared to it's land mass.
400
Landscapes or places that are crucially important to biodiversity, soil, water or other important natural resources.
What is an Environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs)
400
What kind of Settlement Pattern is in Northern Ontario?
Scattered
500
List a reason that cities will need to change to accommodate population growth.
Look at ways to supply all people with food, sanitation and education without damaging the land.
Etc. Rooftop and Vertical Gardens, power derived from renewable energy sources, less single-family homes and more apartment style
500
List 2 unfavourable Settlement Factors
Mountainous areas
Infertile land
Lack of natural resources
Extreme weather or climate condition
Areas not located close to urban centres
500
Which Country has a dense population?
China, India, Japan
500
When an Indigenous community asks the Ontario Government to address historic wrongdoings. Indigenous communities provide proof, through historical and legal documents, to make a case to the Government that they are legally entitled to land.
What is a land claim,
500
This Physical Feature often Linear Settlement Patterns
River