Big Ideas: People’s activities are related to the physical features and processes in their region. Natural events and human activities that change Earth’s physical features can have social, political, environmental, and economic consequences.
Learning Goals:
We are learning about the physical features and processes in different Canadian regions so that we understand where our resources come from.
We are learning about different natural events so that we understand how those events affect human activity and how they change earth’s physical features.
Big Ideas: We need to develop sustainable communities that function within the limits of our physical environment. Human settlement can cause social, environmental, and economic problems. Human settlement patterns are affected by the natural environment, and also affect the natural environment.
Learning Goals:
We are learning about sustainable communities so that we understand why it's important to develop sustainable communities.
We are learning that human settlement can cause social, environmental and economic problems.
We are learning about human settlement patterns.
Big Ideas: Resource development is affected by social, political, economic, & geographic factors. The ways in which people extract and use natural resources can have social, economic, political, and environmental consequences. There is a relationship between Earth’s physical features and the distribution of natural resources and how people use these resources to meet their needs and wants.
Learning Goals:
We are learning about resource development so that we understand the factors affecting development.
We are learning how people extract and use natural resources/resource distribution so that we can understand the social, economic, political and environmental consequences, including how to use them appropriately to meet our needs
Big Ideas: Quality of life and economic development around the world are influenced by various factors. Issues related to inequalities in global development and quality of life can have social, environmental, political and/or economic implications. We can use measurable indicators to help us understand spatial patterns of wealth and development around the world.
Learning Goals:
We are learning about what influences quality of life and economic development so that we can understand issues related to inequalities and poor quality of life.
We are learning about spatial patterns of wealth and development around the world so that we can measure the development of a country or community.