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RURAL COMMUNITIES Life Away From the Big City

RURAL COMMUNITIES Life Away From the Big City . A Social Studies Unit For 3A and Their Families. What is a rural community?. A rural community is a non-urban area such as a city of less than 100,000 residents.

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RURAL COMMUNITIES Life Away From the Big City

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  1. RURAL COMMUNITIESLife Away From the Big City A Social Studies Unit For 3A and Their Families

  2. What is a rural community? • A rural community is a non-urban area such as a city of less than 100,000 residents. • For most folks it means farm country, but there are other types of rural communities. • There is no masstransit system so residents must use their owntransportation to go anywhere. • Neighbours are usually farapart. • Businesses and school buildings are often smaller than those in urban communities. • There are schools, offices, stores and post offices, but far fewer than in urban communities.

  3. What are the different types of rural communities? • There are 4 main types of ruralcommunities • Farming Communities • Fishing/Port Communities • Mining Communities • Forestry Communities

  4. Farming Communities • Another name for the farming industry is agriculture • Farming communities develop in areas where there is rich soil and mild climate. • A farm is an area of land primarily devoted to the practice of producing and managing food (produce – like fruits and vegetables, grains – like wheat and barley, or livestock – like cows and chickens) or fibres – like cotton. • Farms may be owned and operated by a single person, family, community, corporation or a company. • The population of most farming communities is low. • There are many fields used for crops. • People must drive in order to go to town. • There are post offices, stores, schools and restaurants. • There is a lot of land in between neighbours.

  5. Some buildings you might see in a farming community are... • Farm houses • Barns • silos

  6. An example of a farming community in Canada is Bradford in Ontario • Bradford is the primary country area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, in Canada. It overlooks a beautiful and prosperous farmingcommunity, known as The HollandMarsh, located on the Holland River that flows into Lake Simcoe. • To learn more about Bradford, click on the link http://www.townofbwg.com/

  7. Fishing/Port Communities • A fishingcommunity is a village, usually located near a fishing ground. • People in a fishing community make most of their income catchingfish and harvestingseafood. • Coastal fishing villages are often located around a small naturalharbour which provides safe place for a village fleet of fishing boats. • A harbour is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. • Harbours and ports are often confused with each other. A port is a facility for loading and unloading vessels; ports are usually located in harbours.

  8. Some buildings you might see in a fishing community are... • Docks/Ports • Fish processing plants • Light houses

  9. An example of a fishing community in Canada is Peggy’sCove in NovaScotia • Peggy’sCove (2009 population: approx. 46), also known as Peggy's Cove from 1961 to 1976, is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margaret’s Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. • To learn more about Peggy’s Cove, click on the link below • http://www.peggyscove.ca/

  10. Mining Communities • A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. • Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or the removal of ore from the earth. • A mine is excavation or digging deep in the earth from which ores like gold or nickel and minerals like iron and rock salt are extracted or removed from the earth • Oil is also mined from the earth

  11. Some buildings you might see in a mining community are... • Mine shaft • Oil Rig

  12. An example of a mining community in Canada is Sudbury in Ontario • Greater Sudbury is a city in Ontario, Canada. Once a world leader in nickel mining, Sudbury is now the major retail, economic, health and educational centre for North eastern Ontario. • To learn more about Sudbury, click on the link below • http://www.greatersudbury.ca/

  13. Forestry Communities • Many communities have been built around the forestryindustry. • Forestry involves cuttingtrees and using wood to make products like paper. • Thousands of people have jobs related to the cutting of trees. The ones who cut down the trees are called lumberjacks. • Mills are businesses that use machinery to make products using wood.

  14. Some buildings you might see in a forestry community are... • Greenhouses • Sawmill • Pulp and Paper Mill

  15. An example of a forestry community in Canada is Thunder Bay in Ontario • The only forestry-reliant community outside British Columbia with a population of more than 35 000 is ThunderBay, Ontario (population 109 000). • To learn more about Thunder Bay, click on the link below • http://www.thunderbay.ca/Home.htm

  16. Complete the sheet. Write one thing that you learned about each of the rural communities and draw a picture for each one.

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