GROWTH AND DECLINE

OF SETTLEMENTSP.46-55

GROWTH

• When Canada was formed (1867) Canada was mainly an agricultural country.

• Atlantic Canada developed very strong fishing, lumbering and shipbuilding industries.

• West Coast developed for the same reasons.• Great Lakes-St. Lawrence grew as very strong farming

area because of rich soil. This also caused the growth of other centres around because businesses set up to provide services to the farmers.

• Farmers make $, businesses make $, more people move to the area. Areas makes $.

GREAT LAKES – ST. LAWRENCE

Over 16 million people here now.

ATLANTIC GROWTH

• The region’s major cities today grew because of the industries that once developed there. (Saint John, Halifax)

• What would make Halifax an attractive city to settle?

• Military defense (Citadel)

• Deep water port. (Used during WW1 and WWII)

CLASSIFYING COMMUNITIES

• What would be some things that determine the difference between classifying communities?

• Population

• Infrastructure (buildings, systems, development)

• Services

RURAL VS. URBAN• Rural

• Areas, often agricultural, that are located outside of towns or cities. (Fewer than 1000 people).

• Urban

• Towns or cities with a population of 1000 or more, or areas with a population density of at least 400 people per square kilometer.

• Rural to Urban drift

• The movement of people from areas of lower population density into towns and cities.

• Urbanization

• The process by which a rural area becomes urban.

VILLAGES (TOWNS) VS. CITIES?

• Villages (towns)• Limited services• Small populations• Have to leave for high school,

hospital• Malls and department stores

• Cities • Larger populations• Universities or colleges• Head offices of

companies.• Government offices• More involved

infrastructure (sewer, water and roads systems)

COMMUNITY POPULATION DECLINE

• Why do the populations of some communities decline?

• How could a change in transportation routes and methods affect a community’s population?• Trains, highways

• Why is there a rural to urban shift in population?

POPULATION SHIFT

• Over the last 120 years Canada’s population went from 75% rural in 1881 to 80% urban in 2001

WORLD URBANIZATION

POPULATION SHIFT (CONT)

• Since WWII the urbanization rate has drastically increased.

• Communities based on major natural resources (fishing, farming, mining) have been abandoned,

• What effects does a population decline have on a community?• Services withdraw,

• Businesses close,

• More people to move away.

POPULATION SHIFT (CONT)

• How could a population boom both negatively and positively affect a rural area?

• Negatively• Can’t handle fast influx of people.• Roads get more wear.• Not enough housing• Not enough jobs• Traffic congestion• Inadequate services like electric, water, sewer• Environment

• Positively• Tax dollars increase.• Increased revenue for business• Larger workforce

MEGACITIES

• What are “Megacities”?• Massive urban areas (over 10 million) that are so large that

city life becomes difficult to sustain.

• These megacities are mainly in developing nations (3rd world nations)

• Why is this a bad thing?• The nation is developing, they don’t have $. It usually

means conditions in the megacities are very poor. Environment is poor. Infrastructure is in poor shape. Plus the problems that all cities face with pop. boom.

• Can anyone name a megacity?

MEGACITIES IN THE WORLD