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St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
Department of Canadian & World Studies |
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COURSE NAME: Geography of Canada
COURSE CODE: CGC 1P1
LEVEL: Grade 9, Applied
This 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 analyse and evaluate geographic issues and present their findings.
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CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS |
Geographic Foundations: Space and Systems
By the end of this course, students will:
- identify patterns and diversity in Canada’s natural and human systems;
- illustrate regional differences using the concept of ecozone;
- describe issues that affect natural and human systems in Canada.
Human-Environment Interactions
By the end of this course, students will:
- assess the impact of human systems and/or resource extraction on the natural environment;
- describe ways in which renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources are used in Canada;
- relate current lifestyle choices of Canadians to the prospects for sustaining Canada’s economic and environmental well-being.
Global Connections
By the end of this course, students will:
- identify the economic, cultural, and environmental connections between Canada and other countries;
- report on how Canada influences and is influenced by its economic, cultural, and environmental connections with other countries;
- explain how current global issues affect Canadians.
Understanding and Managing Change
By the end of this course, students will:
- explain the relationship between sustainability, stewardship, and an “ecological footprint”;
- identify current or anticipated physical, social, or economic changes and explain how they could affect the lives of Canadians;
- apply the concepts of stewardship and sustainability to analyse a current national or international issue.
Methods of Geographic Inquiry and Communication
By the end of this course, students will:
- use the methods and tools of geographic inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize information about Canada’s natural and human systems;
- analyse and interpret data gathered in inquiries into the geography of Canada, using a variety of methods and geotechnologies;
- communicate the results of geographic inquiries, using appropriate terms and concepts and a variety of forms and techniques.
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Unit 1 |
Recognizing Canada’s Diverse Natural Landscapes |
22 hours |
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Unit 2 |
Natural Resources: The Challenge of Sustainability |
22 hours |
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Unit 3 |
People, Places and Patterns |
22 hours |
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Unit 4 |
Canadian Industry: Location, Impact, Opportunity |
22 hours |
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Unit 5 |
Canada and the World |
22 hours |
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ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for each course in Grades 9–12 will be determined as follows:
• Seventy per cent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement
throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement .
• Thirty per cent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation in the form of an examination, performance, essay, and/or other method of evaluation suitable to the course content and administered towards the end of the course.
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Term Work |
70% |
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Final Culminating Activity |
15% |
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Final Exam |
15% |
Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 9 and 10 revised 2005.
The categories of knowledge and skills are described as follows:
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Knowledge and Understanding.
• Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding). |
25% |
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Thinking.
The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows :
• planning skills (e.g., focusing research, gathering information, organizing an inquiry)
• processing skills (e.g., analysing, evaluating, synthesizing)
• critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., inquiry, problem solving, decision making, research) |
25% |
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Communication.
The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows :
• oral (e.g., story, role play, song, debate)
• written (e.g., report, letter, diary)
• visual (e.g., model, map, chart, movement, video, computer graphics) |
25% |
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Application.
• The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts. |
25% |
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