a very large urban area that faces difficulties such as crowding, poor or deteriorating infrastructure and environmental problems

describes those areas, often agricultural, that are located outside towns and cities

a system of land holding that was used in france and later in quebec. it led to the settlement pattern of long, narrow lots facing rivers and rows.

an area of urban development that extends from a large cities often along a major highway

the forced movement of a group of people

a division of land used with settling the prairies

the network of systems

described town or cities with a population of 1000 or more, or areas with a population density of at least 400 per sq km.

features of the physical landscape

all the areas outside the core

a system of ranking one over the other

unfair application of a trait of behavior, often based on religion, gender, nationality, race, age, or economic status, to an entire group.

factors involving the relationship of a place to other places

a term used to describe canadas pockets of settlement as a group of islands

another name for periphery

the movement of people from areas of lower population densities to towns and cities

the innermost layers of earths interior

settlement system used in Ontario based on square black of 100 acres of land

the process by which a rural becomes urban

physical and cultural differences that have influenced the development of regions

a description of where people have chosen to live in a particular country or area

a measure of how closely together people live in a given country and area

the transition from an economy based on agriculture to one based on manufacturing

to arrange things or ideas into groups based on shared qualitites

the aborigional people of artic Canada. they live in Nunavut, nwt and parts of Labrador and quebec