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"At Voice Intermediate, our students
become enthusiastic learners who think critically, take intellectual
risks, clarify their values, question and recognize the world around
them as they learn to work independently and as members of a team".
M. Lardino
As an extension of the Grade Seven Global Studies Curriculum,
the students at Voice Intermediate will be uncovering further connections
within the global community. Exploration will be within the cooperative
framework, and independently through social studies and geographic inquiry.
All curricular areas will be integrated into this unit.
Areas
of Study
Economic Systems
- Demonstrate an understanding of economic systems and the factors
that influence them.
- Identify Canada's trade relations within the global community (e.g.
harvesting resources, manufacturing, goods, provision of services
through the world).
- Identify with all levels of government throughout CANADA (municipal,
provincial and federal).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the electoral process
Patterns of Human Geography
- How human activities are affected by patterns
- Population distribution, population characteristics, settlement
patterns and urbanization
- Employment patterns and trends utilizing geographic representations,
tools and technologies to gather process and communicate these patterns.
- Identify types of land use
- Mapping and globe skills
Migration
- Identify and analyze the factors that affect migration and mobility
(in present day)
- How are different cultures affected by migration?
- Identify the patterns and trends in migration and the affect they
have on Canada.
- Identify the components of culture that can be affected by migration.
Community Involvement
- Community clean-up: being active members in the rejuvenation of
our immediate and global communities
- Involvement with seniors in our community: Students will visit
surrounding retirement residences to learn from each other creating
an open dialogues will allow students the opportunity to learn about
our community's past.
Methods of Study
- A major independent project or essay will be required
- Debates, discussions and experimental activities will be an integral
part of the geography curriculum
- Tests and examination will be required
- Lectures
Required Text: Discovering the Human World
- Oxford Univ
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