Exploring Canadian Geography

Description

Exploring Canada’s Interconnected Systems

This course looks at how Canada’s natural and human systems are connected and how they interact with the rest of the world.

You’ll learn about important geographic issues like

• How we can reduce our impact on the environment
• How we can make smart choices about energy and transportation
• How we can design cities and communities that are sustainable and livable
• Throughout the course, you’ll use geographic thinking and inquiry skills to investigate these issues and come up with creative solutions.
• You’ll also learn to use spatial technologies like maps and satellite imaging to analyze and understand geographic data.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between Canada’s natural and human systems and how you can contribute to making Canada a more sustainable place.

Prerequisite: None

In this unit, students will analyze the interaction between physical processes, phenomena, and events in Canada, including their relation to population patterns and natural occurrences. They will also examine the impact of physical processes, phenomenon, and events on Canada and their connection to global physical systems. Finally, students will explore the role of physical processes, phenomena, and events in shaping Canada’s natural environment, including climate, soil, and vegetation.

In this unit, students will analyze the impacts of resource policy, management, and consumer choices on resource sustainability in Canada, including organizations in place to protect resources. Further, they will examine issues related to the distribution, availability, and development of natural resources in Canada from geographic perspectives, such as water supply and demand, and assess the importance of different industrial sectors to the Canadian and global economy and analyze factors influencing their location. 

This unit will analyze selected national and global population issues and their implication for Canada, including the problems of an ageing population. Students will learn about the diversity of Canada’s population and assess some social, economic, political, and environmental implications of immigration and the diversity of Canada, including where the immigrants came from and when. Further, students will analyze patterns of population settlement and various demographic characteristics of the Canadian Population and explore why people live where they do. 

This unit will delve into the issues relating to the sustainability of human systems in Canada, including what it means for other businesses if an indirect industry suffers. Students will analyze the impacts of urban growth in Canada, including urban sprawl and land use characteristics in various Canadian communities. The unit will also explain how some factors influence land use patterns, including the physical environment and politics.