Ministry Expectations

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS

By the end of Grade 7, students will:

A2. Inquiry: use the geographic inquiry process to investigate the impact of natural events and/or

human activities that change the physical environment, exploring the impact from a geographic

perspective (FOCUS ON: Geographic Perspective)

SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONSBy the end of Grade 7, students will:A2.1 formulate questions to guide investigations into the impact of natural events and/orhuman activities that change the physical environment(e.g., the social, political, economic,and environmental impact of natural events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought, floods,hurricanes, typhoons, or tsunamis; the economic and environmental impact of industrial pollutionon a river system; the social, economic, and environmental impact of agricultural practices;the social, political, economic, and environmental impact of land-reclamation projects; the political,

economic, and environmental impact of transportation systems), ensuring that their questions reflect

a geographic perspective.

A2.2 gather and organize data and information from a variety of sources, and using various

technologies, on the impact of natural events and/or human activities that change the physicalenvironment, ensuring that their sources reflect more than one perspective.A2.3 analyse and construct maps as part of their investigations into the impact of natural eventsand/or human activities that change the physical environment, with a focus on investigating thespatial boundaries of the impactA2.4 interpret and analyse data and information relevant to their investigations, using various

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tools and spatial technologies

A2.5 evaluate evidence and draw conclusions about the impact of natural events and/or

human activities that change the physical environment

A2.6 communicate the results of their inquiries, using appropriate vocabulary.