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Why are cities where they are??
• The usual reason was access to water and fertile land
• Other reasons:– Near a railway– Near a major highway– Close to natural resources
• Such as fish, forests, and minerals
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Communities Across Canada
• Every major city in Canada moved through the following URBAN HIERARCHY, or ranking according to size:
• Hamlet – village – town – city• Smallest largest
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Hamlet
• A hamlet is the smallest kind of settlement, with about eight or ten buildings.
• The services that a hamlet provides are very limited… it might have a gas station.
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Village
• A village typically has between 200 and 800 people.
• People travel to villages to buy things that they cannot find in their local hamlet.
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Town
• Towns are communities with a population of 1000 to 10 000 people.
• Most towns have a main shopping area and provide everything that the residence need.
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City
• A city has a population of 10 000 or more people.
• Most Canadians live in large cities.
• All cities provide more goods and services than do towns, including luxury items.
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High-order good
• Something (goods) only available in cities.
• Luxury cars, high end clothing, electronics…
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Low-order good
• Something (goods) that can be found anywhere
• Bread, milk, chocolate…
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Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
• Many of Canada’s cities have grown so big that there is no rural area between them and neighbouring communities.
• These areas are called CMA’s and include: all the villages, towns and smaller cities near the major urban centre.
• CMA’s all have more than 100 000 people.
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City Life vs. Country Life: Which is Better?
• http://youtu.be/c6oYO_W7cM0
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ASSIGNMENT
• Make a chart to compare life in the city with life in a rural area.
• Where would you prefer to live? Why?
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• CITY LIFE• • • • •
• COUNTRY LIFE• • • • •
I would prefer to live in the _______ because…______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________