World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U) - Trinity Ontario High School
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World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U)

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Prerequisites

Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities

Description

In this course, students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and will analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

Along with some of the strategies noted in the assessment for, as, and of learning charts below, strategies will include (but not be limited to):

  • Group/guided discussions 
  • Self Reflection/Evaluation 
  • Video analysis
  • Peer conferencing 
  • Guided Internet research
  • Multimedia Productions
  • Drafts
  • Summative/Culminating projects

OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT

Title Time

Relationships and Disparities

30 hours

Sustainability and Stewardship

20 hours

Globalization

30 hours

Social Change and Quality of Life

20 hours

Final Examination and ISU

10 hours

Total

110 hours

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World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U)
World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U)
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