Geography+Outline



CGC 1P/1D Course Outline
Grade 9 Geography 2012/2013

Course Description
"This course explores Canada’s distinct and changing character and the geographic systems and relationships that shape it. Students will investigate the interactions of natural and human systems withinCanada, as well as Canada’s economic, cultural, and environmental connections to other countries. Students will use a variety of geotechnologies and inquiry and communication methods to analyse and evaluate geographic issues and present their findings .."  From: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10: Canadian and World Studies

Unit 1- Exploring Canada

 * Introductory Maps of Canada and the World
 * Mental Maps

Unit 2- Map Skills

 * Map Making (types of maps and symbols)
 * Direction (compass points and bearing)
 * Location (grid systems and time zones)
 * Scale (types of scale and scale differences)
 * Geomatics (GPS, GIS etc.)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 3- Physical Geography

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Geological Timeline and History
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Structure of the Earth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Theories of Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Plate Movement (earthquakes and tsunamis)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Landform Regions of Canada (creation, location and characteristics)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Soils and Natural Vegetation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ecozones

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 4- Human Geography (Cultural Connections)

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Demographics (statistics, rates, changes and pyramids)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Immigration and Migration (history, policies and trends)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Rural Land use (settlement patterns and urban expansion)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">First Nations and Nunavut

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 5- Economic Geography

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Types of Industry and Resources
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Primary Industries (forestry, fishing, farming, mining and energy)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Secondary Industries (location factors)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Tertiary Industries (transportation of people and goods)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Quaternary Industries (high tech and communication

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 6- Canada and the World

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ranking Countries
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Organizations, Treaties and Foreign Aid
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Foreign Trade and Sweatshops

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 7- Environmental Geography (Future Connections)

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Global Warming
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ecological Footprint
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Sustainability

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Assessment and Evaluation
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">70% of your overall mark accounts for your day to day work and tests and 30% (as mandated by the ministry) is assigned to your exam and/or your culminating task. Expect a test or quiz each unit as well as individual and group assignments.