Course Description
This course explores interrelationships between the land and people in a selected region as well as interconnections between this region and the rest of the world. Students will explore the region’s environmental, socio-economic, and cultural characteristics and will investigate issues related to natural resources, economic development and sustainability, population change, globalization, and quality of life. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate a range of geographic issues in the region.
Overall Curriculum Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
A. Geographic Inquiry and Skill Development
A1 | Geographic Inquiry: use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic thinking when investigating geographic issues in a selected region |
A2 | Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills, including spatial skills, developed through geographical investigation, and identify some careers in which a background in geography might be an asset |
B. Spatial Organization: Relationships and Disparities
B1 | Natural Resource Disparities: analyse relationships between quality of life and access to natural resources for various countries and regions (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships) |
B2 | Population Disparities: analyse relationships between demographic and political factors and quality of life for various countries and regions (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective) |
B3 | Classifying Regions of the World: explain how various characteristics are used to classify the world into regions or other groupings (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends) |
C. Sustainability and Stewardship
C1 | Strategies and Initiatives: analyse strategies and initiatives that support environmental stewardship at a national and global level, and assess their effectiveness in promoting the sustainability of the natural environment |
C2 | Population Growth: assess the impact of population growth on the sustainability of natural systems (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends) |
C3 | Caring for the Commons: analyse issues relating to the use and management of common-pool resources (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective) |
D. Interaction and Interdependence: Globalization
D1 | Trade and Immigration: analyse the influence of trade agreements and immigration policies on global interdependence and the well-being of countries (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective) |
D2 | Impacts and Management: analyse issues relating to national and global impacts of globalization from a geographic perspective, and assess responsibilities and approaches for managing these issues (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Geographic Perspective) |
D3 | Characteristics and Driving Forces: describe the major characteristics of globalization, and analyse factors that are driving the globalizing process (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships) |
E. Social Change and Quality of Life
E1 | Leadership and Policy: analyse the influence of governments, groups, and individuals on the promotion and management of social change (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Geographic Perspective) |
E2 | Agents of Change: analyse impacts of selected agents of change on society and quality of life (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective) |
E3 | Continuing Challenges: analyse issues relating to human rights, food security, health care, and other challenges to the quality of life of the world’s population (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends) |
Course Content
Unit | Title | Unit Time |
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Unit 1 | World Issues and Geographic Inquiry | 13 hours |
Unit 2 | Classification and Demographics | 17.5 hours |
Unit 3 | Disparities and Solutions | 17.5 hours |
Unit 4 | Sustainability and Stewardship | 17.5 hours |
Unit 5 | Globalization | 17.5 hours |
Unit 6 | Human Rights, Conflict, and Change | 17 hours |
Final Assignment&Final Exam | 10 hours | |
Total : 110 hrs |
Diagnostic assessment is used at the beginning of a unit to assist in determining a starting point for instruction. Assessments for Learning and as Learning (AFL & AAL) provide information to students as they are learning and refining their skills. Assessment of Learning (AOL), at the end of units and course, provides students with the opportunity to synthesize/apply/demonstrate their learning and the achievement of the expectations. The course also provides the students with a variety of ways to demonstrate their knowledge through the so-called Triangulation Assessments, which may assess students through Observation and/or Conversation (i.e. Oral Presentations or Student Interviews), as well as Student Products. The AOLs are posted at the end of each unit.
There are four levels of achievement for students who are passing the course:
- Level 1 (50-59%)
- Level 2 (60-69%)
- Level 3 (70-79%)
- Level 4 (80-100%)
Level 3 is the provincial standard for student achievement.
The final grade will include the following weighting:
Knowledge | Thinking/Inquiry | Communication | Application |
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12.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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12.5 |
Seventy percent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. The final evaluation will take into account the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
Thirty percent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation consisting of the final examination and the independent study unit, which will take into account the entire course, including the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
The evaluation for this course is based on the student’s achievement of curriculum expectations and the demonstrated skills required for effective learning. The final percentage grade represents the quality of the student’s overall achievement of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline.
Proctoring
• The tests are typically a paper-pen evaluation written at a mutually agreed time, date, and location. The tests will be proctored, meaning a suitable adult with a dedicated identifiable and authentic email address will supervise you in writing the tests. This process ensures the security and integrity of the test. Any person related or affiliated to the student in a personal way cannot serve as a test supervisor.
Resources required by the student
- A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work
- A front-facing camera on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device to allow for proctoring over the internet
- Internet access and a modern standards-compliant web browser
The tuition for this course is $800 for Canadian students and $2000 for international students.
Refunds
Maple Leaf School does not issue refunds. When a student enrolls in our course, the MLS administration team undertakes many tasks including establishing electronic/physical files, assigning teachers and tracking the enrolment for Ministry purposes, etc. The work is completed by our school the moment you register online.
Course Curriculum
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