Transcript Long Lots of Southern Quebec

Canadian Settlement Patterns
Long Lots of Southern Quebec
• Developed along
waterways
• Settled before survey
system implemented
• Long, thin farms
• Heritage Law –
owners had to divide
land amongst
offspring
Advantages and Disadvantages
Pros
– Excellent soil conditions
– Access to river ways
– Narrow – lower taxes
– Close to neighbours
Cons
– Narrow lots hard to work
– Land became small and
unworkable when divided
amongst offspring
Concession System in Ontario
• Occurred after survey
system was in place
• Based on road and
railways – no longer
dependent on water
• Concession Roads
are parallel to
waterway, and side
roads are
perpendicular
Advantages and Disadvantages
Pros
– Excellent soil for
agriculture
– Access to roadways
– Easier access to land
Cons
– Further from
neighbours
Section System in Southern
Prairies
• Land was surveyed
before settlement
occurred
• Land divided into 36
sections and each
section divided into 4
quadrants
• A family would get
one quadrant –
approx. 64ha in size
Advantages and Disadvantages
Pros
– Land was well suited for
modern farm machinery
Cons
– Soil was less fertile needed larger farms
– Resulted in farm
consolidation
– Some distance between
neighbours
Scattered Settlement
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Settlement within other areas of Canada based
on two main reasons.
1. Resource-Based Settlement
– settlement a result of a product or resources
– these included fishing, forestry, mining, and
recreation
– Occurred in Atlantic Maritimes, Boreal Shield,
Boreal Plain, Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritimes
2. Service-Based Settlement
• Often based on transportation
• Provides a variety of services which are
needed by people in lightly populated areas
• These may included gas stations, motels,
post offices, restaurants
Issues with Rural Areas Today
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Movement towards urbanization
Movement to commercial farming
Technology is advancing farming practices
Fewer services provided within rural
regions
• Increased costs for goods and services
• Less rural areas as a result of urbanization
Readings
• Read text pg. 224-233
• Define key terms
• Questions 1, 3-7ab, 8