Transcript A Territory

Unit 1
What is a territory?
A Territory: A Space
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Space:
 An empty area (usually bounded in some
way between things); "the architect left
space in front of the building"; "they
stopped at an open space in the jungle";
"the space between his teeth“.
An inhabited, shared space:
• People live in a territory (inhabit it).
• Diversity exists in a territory.
• In other words, we are not all the same:
 a. Age differences exist
c. Different languages are spoken (multilinguistic)
d. Hold different jobs
e. Share different religious beliefs (multifaith)
 People with a similar background and
financial status , tend to live in the same
neighbourhood
Different zones exist in a territory
 A zone is a part of a territory reserved for
specific activities.
a) Industrial Zone
b) Commercial Zone
c) Agricultural Zone
d) Residential Zone
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What is a COMMUNITY?
 A group of people living in a particular
local area.
Communities are organized and wellplanned out:
 Communities must provide important services
so that residents can live securely and have a
better quality of life.
Services and facilities provided
by communities:
1. Public services:
a) Public transit
b) School bus services for children
c) Water management for clean, safe, drinkable
water
d) Waste collection to pick up and dispose trash
e) Sewage collection
2. Administrative services and city rules and
regulations (by-law).
3. Communities have zoned areas reserved for
industries, businesses, houses and farming.
4. Communities offer access to airports and train
stations so that we can travel across Canada or
around the world.
5. Communities have public buildings for debating
and decision-making (city hall) and community
centres (LDV Centre) for providing activities to its
seniors and youth.
A transformed space
•A territory is constantly changing.
•It has slowly transformed as the years went by.
•Outdated buildings are replaced with newer ones.
•Farmlands are taken over by new neighbourhoods.
Certain events can lead to major transformations:
A) A war can destroy a city.
B) Natural disaster (earthquake) can cause severe
damage.
C) An Invention can change the appearance of land too
(Roads and highways exist because of the invention of
cars!)
A Territory: Landscapes
•Many different types of landscapes exist.
•Landscapes can be either natural or manmade.
•Some landscapes are transformed into
something else or renovated because they
are considered too ugly, outdated or
dangerous.
A Territory: Issues
• Individuals have different interests and
some do not agree with decisions made by
community leaders.
• This is because they have different opinions
on how shared space should be used.
 For example: Should a Walmart store be
built over empty fields?
 An environmentalist will most likely disagree
because it would mean destroying green
space.
 A merchant, like Wal-Mart, will gladly agree
to building a new store in that space
because it means more profit.
 An economist will most likely say yes
because opening up a Wal-Mart in that
region will mean more jobs.
 Different points of view often lead to
problems!
 These conflicts become the focus of
territorial issues.
The 6 issues territories face:
1. Finding housing:
 People with low income have difficulty
finding affordable apartments; especially in
most downtown areas.
2. Protecting farming territories
 Cities are constantly expanding and taking
up more and more space, encroaching on
farmland.
3. Transportation (traffic):
 Finding ways to reduce traffic is a
challenge in metropolises.
 Using public transit (buses and metros) and
carpooling is encouraged while using cars
is discouraged.
4. Creating a balance between visiting a
park and protecting it:
 Visitors go to a national park to admire
nature.
 Too many tourists admitted can harm the
environment.
5. Ensuring long-term development of the
forest:
 This involves the challenge of cutting down
trees while still finding a way to protect the
forest (replanting, quotas etc.)
6. Sharing and developing a territory:
 Aboriginal people want more control over
economic activities in their territory.
Different types of territory
How to identify each type of territory
1. Regional territory:
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This space is dominated by one main
economic activity: tourism, forestry, mining etc.
A city is usually close-by.
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Ex: Tourist region of Charlevoix, town of Baie-St-Paul.
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2. Urban Territory:
 Its characteristics include dense population,
highways, business, commercial and residential
districts, and suburbs.
3. Agricultural territory:
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Scattered houses; villages; farms;
specialized buildings; industries and service.
associated with agriculture.
4. Native territory
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Its inhabited by aboriginal people.
Claimed ancestral rights over land.
5. Protected territory
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Space that the government has decided.
to develop and regulate to prevent it from
deteriorating.