(Time Frame: 3 weeks)
In this unit, students will:
*Explain citizen participation in Canadian government.
*Analyze the different economic systems in Canada.
*Explain the benefits of voluntary trade in Canada.
*Describe economic growth in Canada.
*Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada.
*Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada.
Standards:
a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).
a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
c. Describe the economic system of Canada.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
d. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
a. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.
b. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
c. Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
d. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
e. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
a. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.
a. Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.
b. Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging).