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Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Geographic Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
D. Systems: Interaction and Interdependence
D1. Sharing the Physical Environment: analyse issues relating to natural and human impacts on the environment and the sharing of natural resources between population groups (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
What happens in one region can have a direct impact on another region .
Why do humans choose to live in disaster-prone areas?
What are the potential impacts of human settlement in a disaster- prone area?
Who owns water? How do we control the use of freshwater resources?
What criteria would you use to rank potential geopolitical issues related to trends in human activity or changes in
the environment?
D2. Population and Disasters: analyse the influence of human settlement choices and the earth’s physical processes on the impacts of disasters (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships)
People in different regions of the world need different strategies to deal with potential disasters .
D3. Earth’s Planetary Characteristics and Life: explain the significance of Earth’s planetary characteristics and history for the development and maintenance of life on Earth (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
We rely on the earth’s physical characteristics and processes to sustain life .
E. Impacts of Change
E1. Impacts of Processes and Disasters: analyse impacts of physical processes and disasters on human and natural systems, locally, nationally, and globally
(FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
Natural processes and disasters can cause social, economic, political, and environmental problems .
Which potential impacts of climate change may affect your community or region?
How does studying disasters of the past help us prepare for disasters of the future?
How do individuals and governments prepare for potential disasters?
How have the earth’s natural processes shaped the world we live in today?
E2. Disaster Preparedness: assess the role and effectiveness of various options for reducing the impacts of disasters on human populations (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Geographic Perspective)
Disaster preparedness is everyone’s responsibility .
E3. Processes of Change: describe how the earth’s natural systems change, and have changed, over various time scales, and explain some of the processes that cause these changes (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)
The earth today is a result of many natural processes . These processes continue to change the planet .
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Physical Processes and Disasters
Forces of Nature:
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