Settlement Patterns - where people live and why

Settlement Patterns - where people live and why

Key Questions

1. Why are towns and cities located where they are?



2. What factors make a town or city grow?



3. Where do Canadians live? in rural areas (country) or urban areas (city)?



4. Where are the fastest growing Canadian cities located? why?

You will be completing an online lesson on Settlement Patterns in Canada. Follow the steps below to start your lesson.

Step #1.

• Copy and paste this link into a new internet explorer window - http://resources.elearningontario.ca/

• This is the e-learning Ontario web site.

Step #2.

• Log into this site with the user ID ugdsbstudent and the password oerbs

Step #3.

• Copy and paste this link in a new internet explorer window.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pFMzswydbo0k1AOWwAwCVQw

• Scroll down on this page until you find Geography of Canada 1D.



• Right click on the lesson Settlement Patterns, click open in new window

Step #4.

• Go through the overview section and start the content section. Follow along with the lesson clicking the links and reading thoroughly.



• Do not complete the assignment section. Your assignment will be different.

Step #5.

• Copy and Paste this link in a new internet explorer window

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070313.wcensuslede0313/BNStory/Front/home

• Read this article about fast growing Canadian cties - Urbanization.

Step #6.

• On the same web page where you read the newpaper article - click on the link (about 1/2 way down on the left hand side) that say Map: Census Canada.

• Once the interactive map is open, click on Ontario. Use this map to help you complete your worksheet on Canada's growing urban areas (cities)