Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Department of Social Sciences
Course Name: Issues in Canadian Geography Ministry Guidelines: Canadian and World
Studies, 2013.
Course Code: CGC 1P1
Level: Grade 9 Applied
Teacher: F. Wolfe
Pre-requisite: none
Textbook: Making Connections:
Replacement Cost: $80.00
Canada’s Geography
Course Overview
This course focuses on current geographic issues that affect Canadians. Students will draw on
their personal and everyday experiences as they explore issues relating to food and water
supplies, competing land uses, interactions with the natural environment, and other topics
relevant to sustainable living in Canada. They will also develop an awareness that issues that
affect their lives in Canada are interconnected with issues in other parts of the world. Throughout
the course, students will use the concepts of geographic thinking, the geographic inquiry process,
and spatial technologies to guide and support their investigations.
Curriculum Strands and Overall Expectations
GEOGRAPHIC
INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Overall Expectations
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• use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic thinking when investigating issues relating to Canadian geography;
a in everyday contexts skills, including spatial technology skills, developed through the investigation of Canadian geography, and identify
• apply
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t careers in which a background in geography might be an asset.
INTERACTIONS
IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Overall Expectations
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• analyze some interactions between physical processes, events, and phenomena and human activities in Canada;
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• explain
how physical processes and the natural environment influence human activity in Canada;
• describe
some natural processes and key characteristics of the natural environment in Canada.
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MANAGING CANADA’S RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES: Overall Expectations
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•i assess the influence of personal choices and community actions on the use of natural resources in Canada;
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• describe the economic, environmental, social, and political significance of selected aspects of Canada’s resources and industries;
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s• describe
the distribution and use of selected natural resources in Canada.
CHANGING POPULATIONS: Overall Expectations
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•uanalyze recent immigration trends in Canada;
• describe key characteristics of population settlements in Canada and the major demographic characteristics of the Canadian
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population.
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LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES: Overall Expectations
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• assess
h the impact on Canadian communities of changes in the characteristics of Canada’s population, and describe ways of responding
• identify factors that affect the sustainability of communities, and describe strategies for improving their sustainability;
• analyze
impacts of land use in Canada on communities and the natural environment;
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• describe patterns of land use in their local community.
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Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Department of Social Sciences
Assessment and Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on quizzes, unit tests, daily and unit assignments.
Term Work
(Formative Assessment)
70%
Knowledge and Understanding
25%
Thinking
25%
Communication
25%
Application
25%
Final Evaluation
(Summative Assessment)
30%
Formal Examination
15%
Culminating Task
15%
Course Total
100%
Skills and Work Habits
Responsibility
Organization
Independent Work
Collaboration
Initiative
Self-Regulation
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Fulfills responsibility and commitments.
Takes responsibility for and manages own behavior.
Devises and follows a plan and process for completing tasks.
Establishes priorities and manages time
Independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks
and meet goals.
Uses class time to complete tasks.
Accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group.
Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships.
Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities.
Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude.
Sets own goals and monitors progress towards achieving them.
Seeks clarification or assistance when needed.
Missed/Late/Incomplete Assignments
It is the student’s responsibility to address missed, late, or incomplete assignments. Students are
expected to complete assignments and to adhere to assignment deadlines as follows:
Due Date
A due date is set by the
teacher.
10% Penalty Zone
1 school day late – 3%
2 school days late – 6%
3 school days late – 10%
Maximum penalty of 10%
Closure Date
Once the closure date has
passed, work is considered
incomplete and a mark of
zero applies.