Unit 2 - Human Geography and Population Studies
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February 23rd
3. Activity: Defining Overpopulation
4. Class Discussion: Is the world really overpopulated? Is Canada overpopulated? (~ 20 min.). Take a stance on one point of view.
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. describe the importance of studying human Geography.
2. define and describe the implications of overpopulation.
3. define and provide concrete examples of different types of population density.
Focus Questions
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Introduction to Human Geography: Classifying Countries based on Development
Feb. 24th
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Introduction to Demography & Population Calculations
Feb. 25th
Map of the World - Population Density
5. Video: Human Systems (23 min.)
6. Textbook Work: Read pages 168 - 176. Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 10 on pages 175 - 176. Define all bolded terms. Please have this completed by Day #15.
Our Global Connections
2. Classifying Countries of the World based on HDI.
3. PPT: Can you distinguish between LDC and DC?
4. Video: World in the Balance: The Population Paradox (50 min.) (student worksheet) - finish this video tomorrow in class.
2. Finish Video: World in the Balance: The Population Paradox (50 min.) (student worksheet)
3. Take up video response sheet and class discussion.
4. Classifying Countries - Developed vs Developing
5. World HDI Map Activity - regions of the world - Developed Countries (DC) vs Less Developed Countries (LDC)
1. Define human geography.
2. Why would the world be considered overpopulated? Why would some argue that the world is underpopulated? Explain.
3. What is population density? How is it calculated? Calculate the population density for Canada, Ontario and Guelph.
Focus Questions
1. How has the world's population changed over the past 200,000 years?
2. What parts of the world are growing rapidly? slowly?
3.What differences exist between the growth rates in developed and developing countries?
Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. provide a detailed definition of demography.
2. explain the history of population growth over the past 200,000 years.
3. explain why some countries are growing at a slow, fast or negative rate.
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Feb. 26th
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1. What four factors contribute to a population's growth rate?
2. Why do demographers use rates as opposed to exact numbers?
3. What is doubling time? How is it calculated?
Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
Focus Questions
1. Describe the shape of India's and Japan's population pyramids.
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Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. describe how different countries are experiencing different rates of growth.
2. list the major factors that affect growth rates in developing vs developed nations.
Focus Questions
1. What is the dependency load?
2. How is Canada's dependency load different than that of most developing countries of the world?
Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. describe how population pyramids are powerful predictors of the future.
2. explain how Canada's aging population will have a large impact on future trends in employment and our economy.
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By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. interpret and construct a population pyramid given sufficient data.
2. describe the different stages of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Population Calculations
Feb 27th
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World in the Balance: The Population Paradox
March 2nd
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Population Pyramids
March 3rd
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Population Pyramids
March 4th
(Chromebooks today)
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Total Population Canada
March 5th
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Population Density
March 6th
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Quiz & Population worksheets
March 9th
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Population Worksheets and Intro to Isodemographic Map of Canada
March 10th
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Isodemographic Map of Canada
March 11th
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Isodemographic Map of Canada
March 12th
(Parent Teacher Interviews Today - Shortened Periods)
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Canada's Census and Migration Within Canada
March 13th
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Immigration and Migration in Canada
March 23rd
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Immigration and Migration in Canada
March 24th
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Ethnicities and Culture in Canada
March 25th
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Ethnicity Canada
March 26th
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Native Issues in Canada
March 27th
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Native Issues in Canada
March 30th
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Native Issues in Canada
March 31st
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Urban Planning and Land Use
April 1st
2. Video:The Demographic Transition Model (7 min.)
3. PPT: Population Calculations (student worksheet)
4. Demographics - Calculation Charts
5. Visit this website for comparing countries demographic data
6. Ontario Population Growth Projections
3. Homework Check (textbook work)
4. Demographer Game: Be a Demographer!
5. Video: 7 Billion: Are You Typical? (3 min.)
6. Chromebooks:
2. Video: Population Pyramids - Powerful Predictors of the Future (5 min.)
3. Video: Understanding Population Pyramids (2 min.)
3. Video: Examining Population Pyramids (8 min.)
4. Take up Canada's Population Pyramids Activity
2. Animation: Canada's Population Density: 1956 - 2006
3. Video: Examinining the World's Population (44 min.) (student worksheet)
2. PPT: Population Density and Canada (student worksheet)
3. Population Density Canada (HW if not completed in class)
2. Quiz: Demography (30 min.)
3. Where People Live in Canada
4. Introduce: Isodemographic Map of Canada (DUE: Friday)
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By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. describe how Canada's population density differs from region to region.
2. explain how Canada's growth rate has declined over the past 50 years.
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Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
Isodemographic Maps are sometimes referred to as "Cartograms"
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By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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1. Define human geography.
2. Why would the world be considered overpopulated? Why would some argue that the world is underpopulated? Explain.
3. What is population density? How is it calculated? Calculate the population density for Canada, Ontario and Guelph.
Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
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Check out this awesome link that shows many other isodemographic maps on a variety of topics - World Mapper
2. Work Period: Isodemographic Map of Canada
2. Reminder: Isodemographic Map of Canada - DUE: Friday (please submit to the supply teacher)
3. Video: Human Family Tree (46 min.) (student worksheet)
CHROMEBOOKS TODAY
2. Submit Isodemographic Maps of Canada to supply teacher.
3. March Break Homework Assignment: Immigrant Interview Activity (please have this done for March 23rd - 1st day back after the break)
4. Case Study: Video: China's Lost Girls
2. Census 2011: Count Yourself In.
3. Immigration Interview Activity - Group Discussion and Analysis. (Padlet Link)
a. Where are people coming from?
b. When did these immigrants come?
c. What obstacles did they face?
d. What are the primary reasons that they immigrated?
e. Think: Who would you let in? and shut out?
4. Video: Closing Doors: Canada's Immigration Controversy (20 min.)
*Note: Students make point form notes from both videos and we will discuss as a class. There will be questions related to these videos on the Unit test.
Homework - Read the following article and make point-form notes in your Geography notebook.
3. Article: Canada has higher proportion of seniors than ever before. - Question Sheet
4. Video: Visible Minorities and Canada's Demographic Shift (2 min.)
2. Video: Immigrating to Canada (8 min.)
4. Class Activity: Canadian Immigration Simulation Activity
5. HW: Article and Questions: "Knowing the Neighbours"
3. Worksheet: Ethnicity Canada (HW if not completed in class)
2. PPT: Canada's Aboriginal Peoples (student worksheet)
3. First Nations of Canada Worksheet (HW if not completed in class)
2. Return quizzes from Day #9: Take up if students have questions /concerns.
3. Video: The Invisible People - A History of the Algonquin People of Quebec (93 min.) (student worksheet)
2. Finish Video: The Invisible People - A History of the Algonquin People of Quebec (93 min.) (student worksheet)
3. Take and discuss video responses - compare with peers in the class.
5. PPT: Urban and Rural Landscapes
2. Activity: Urban vs Rural Living
3. Video: Retrofitting Suburbia (20 min.)
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Unit 3 Test - Human Geography
April 2nd
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3. PPT: Location Factors and Canada's Population
2. Test Hints and Suggestions
1. Unit 3 Test - Human Geography (80 marks)
Multiple Choice (18 marks)
Focus Questions /Learning Goals
Learning Goals
By the end of this lesson I will be able to ...
1. list and explain each of the four factors that contribute to a population's growth rate.
2. calculate birth rates, death rates, immigration rates and emigration rates.
Population Pyramids and Statistics (17 marks)
Matching (Terms and definitions) (20 marks)
Short Answer Questions (Based on two videos watched in class) - "Population Paradox" and "Invisible Nation" (15 marks)
Canada in the News - Long Answer (10 marks)