Geography & Environmental Studies
Department
St. Marguerite d’Youville S.S.
10815 Dixie Road, Brampton, Ontario. L6R 2W5
Telephone: (905) 789-5560 Fax: (905) 789-1143
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Canadian Geography
CGC 1PL
COURSE CONTENT This course will be organized
according to the following themes:
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Canada’s Global Connections
Canada’s Natural Diversity
Canada’s Natural Resources
Canada’s Economic Connections
Canada’s People
RESOURCES
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The locally developed Canadian Geography
course focuses on geographic issues that
affect Canadians today. Students will draw
on personal and everyday experiences as
they learn about Canada’s distinct and
changing character and the natural and
human systems and global influences that
shape the country. Students will use a
variety of geotechnologies and inquiry and
communication methods to examine
practical geographic questions and
communicate their findings.
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Making Connections, 2 Edition: Canada’s Geography, Prentice Hall (Toronto, 2006).
Canadian Oxford School Atlas, 8th ed. Oxford University Press.
ESRI ArcMap Version 9.2
Other (e.g. Print Media & Internet Resources)
REPLACEMENT COST AND DAMAGE
Textbooks will not be assigned to the student but can be signed out. The replacement cost for a lost,
stolen, or damaged textbook which is beyond repair is $70. The cost for an atlas is $100. The cost of
repairing a damaged textbook will be paid by the student.
See agenda page 20
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION POLICY
Student work will be in assessed and evaluated according to the four categories defined in the curriculum
document (Ontario Curriculum, Canadian and World Studies, 2005). All assessment and class work will be
collected and stored in the classroom. Please contact the teacher if you wish to review student work.
Category and Description
Knowledge and Understanding: Includes content acquired throughout the course and
comprehension of its meaning and significance.
Thinking: Deals with the use of critical and creative thinking skills and or processes.
Communication: Is conveying meaning through various forms.
Application: Includes the use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and
between various contexts.
FINAL GRADE The final grade will be based on the following:
Grade Distribution
Term Work
70
Course Culminating Activity
15
Examination
15
Weight
30
20
25
25
OTHER EVALUATION ISSUES
Please refer to the Student Agenda Handbook
(2009/2010) for school policies on late
assignments, incomplete assignments, missed
tests and examinations, plagiarism, absences,
school suspensions and other related issues.