Settlement Patterns

The process of people coming to an urban area is called…

• Urbanism
• Urbanization
• Urban sprawl
• Keith Urban

An area often referred to as the country that is sparsely populated is called...

• Urban Area
• Rural Area
• Land Cover
• Land Use

Sprawl is:

• the growth of urban areas out into the surrounding rural area; natural habitat or farmland
• development of new housing cites within the urban core
• land maintained as open space surrounding an urban area
• period in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic

In the past, 80% of Canada's population lived in rural areas. Today, 80% of Canada's population lives in:

• urban areas
• small towns like LaSalle
• remote areas in the North

A settlement is...

• A place where only animals live

• A place where people live

• A forest

• A river

Which of the following features would you not look to be next to when choosing the site of a settlement?

• A river

• A forest

• Flat land

• A zoo

Why is it a good idea to have a settlement site near a river?

• For washing

• For cooking

• For drinking

• To swim in

Why would it be good to have a settlement site near a forest?

• For firewood

• For building materials

• To hide from the enemy

• To hunt animals

Why is it useful to have flat land around or near a settlement?

• To farm on

• To build on

• To dance on

• To save energy when walking

Why is it a bad idea to build a settlement too close to a river?

• I won´t flood

• It is a good idea

• It could flood