Name That Settlement
This Urban settlement has one of the tallest freestanding structures in the world.
What is Toronto
Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, and Water Falls are examples of.
What are sustainable resources.
Apartments, townhouses, and houses are examples of what type of land use?
What is Residential land use.
Name three suburban cities that are a part of the GTA
A few people that are spread across a large area.
What is a Scattered Population.
The Rexdale community has different examples of residential, commercial, and greenspaces. This is an example of what kind of settlement?
What is a Suburban Settlement.
Name three sustainable alternative options for transportation.
(Answers may vary) Electric Bike, Bus, Train or Streetcar
Roads, railways, and bicycle lanes help people travel efficiently.
What is transportation land use.
Name a three characteristics of a Rural town.
Less populated (Scattered)
Lots of Greenspace
agricultural land
Two examples of a town or city in Canada that have a scattered population.
Answers may vary: Muskoka Ontario, Yellowknife Yukon, Grand Valley Ontario
Over 100 years ago the majority of Canada's population resided where?
What is a Rural settlement.
(Answers may Vary) Reduce reuse and recycle (Waste Management)
Using sustainable materials (reclaimed wood)
From crops of corn to bails of hay, the sheep will play. Cows go moo and it smells like poo. The fields are plowed but there's never a crowd.
What is Agricultural land use.
Name Three Urban Cities that have efficient railway systems.
Answers may Vary
Toronto, New York, Tokyo
A metropolitan area is an urban area that has a population of at least 100,000 people.
What is clustered population
Name three settlements in Ontario that are considered urban, rural, and suburban settlements.
Answers may Vary
Toronto, Etobicoke, Brampton or Mississauga
This Sustainable resource can help low-income families in neighbourhoods by providing people with free, fresh, and local food.
What are Community Gardens.
What do a School, a Bank, a Community Center and a Mosque have in common?
Examples of Institutional Land use.
Many families that live in this type of settlement need a reliable form of transportation.
What is a rural or suburban settlement.
This population pattern would be shown as a dot distribution as several dots grouped to form a line.
What is a Linear population Distribution.
There are differences between Urban, and Rural settlements. Population is the major factor, what is the difference between the two?
Urban 1000 people or more
Rural: 1000 people or less
Sustainable living means using less non-renewable resources. (Coal and Lumber) What sustainable practice can help reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases?
What is planting trees.
Urban Planners should include this in every community they create.
What is Greenspace
A place where people establish a permanent community.
What is a Settlement
In Canada, many settlements are developed by these two examples in a linear manner. This is primarily because of the economic and transportation benefits.
What is the St. Lawrence River or near railway lines.