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What are the four factors that influence land use patterns
Land Value
Zoning
Technology
Climate
Describe land Value
Generally, land values are most expensive in areas that are most accesible(easily reached)
like CBD
Describe Technology
As technology grows, so do building patterns
Now large driveways and garages are here to accomidate the dominance of priate vehicles in Canada
Describe Zoning
Zoning land use laws are passed by municipal goverments to control development in areas and to avoid conflicts between land uses
Would you want to go to a school beside a steel mill?
tClimate
Urban planners have recentely been taking it into consideration of Canadas cool climate
tunnels, indoor mall and plazas etc
What are the five kinds of land use?
Residential, Transportational, Commercial, Industrial and other
What are the four types of industries
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quartenary
Primary and its importance
Take raw materials from the natural environment and extract them
Canada earns a lot of money through the sale of these products to other countries
Secondary and its importance
Process primary products intp finished goods
Tertiary and importance
Provide a wide range of services
Employs the majority of Canadians. Without them, society couldn't function
Quartenary and importance
special kind(highliy specialized and knowledge based)
As technology has progressed society has needed to produce more support services
Research &development, Labrotoryies
What are the factors determining where to put a industry(7)
Proximity of raw materials
Location of markets
Availability of fresh water and power
Labour supply
Transportation
Political factors
Circumstance
Author
Olivia14
ID
23066
Card Set
Land use Patterns
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Updated
2010-06-19T18:24:33Z
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