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Grade 12, University/College Preparation
D1. Policies and Change: analyse impacts of public opinion and policy on interactions within and between ecumenes (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships)
D2. Population Change and Migration: analyse impacts of population change and migration on the social characteristics and built environment of cities (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships)
D3. Challenges of Interdependence: analyse the effects of international assistance and formal and informal international economic activity on quality of life in developed and developing countries (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
D. SYSTEMS: INTERDEPENDENCE OF ECUMENES
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
D1. Policies and Change
FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships
By the end of this course, students will:
D1.1 analyse the influence of different points of view and self-interest on conflicts over local urban issues
Sample questions: “What does NIMBY mean? Should the interests of a neighbourhood take precedence over those of the larger community? Why or why not?” “How would you expect the following people to respond to the news that
a halfway house is to be located in their neigh- bourhood: a parent of small children, a pastor, a senior? Why?” “Why might local residents be opposed to building a new subway station in their community?” “Who might oppose the redevelopment of local brownfields?”
D1.2 investigate impacts on selected ecumenes of globalization and related trade policies and corporate activities
Sample questions: “How does the outsourcing of manufacturing and services from one country to another affect ecumenes in both countries?” “How can international trade policies and corporate actions influence disparities within or between ecumenes?” “How does globalization play a role in creating both ‘slums of hope’ and ‘slums of despair’?”
D1.3 analyse the influence of past policies and historical attitudes on instances of conflict or cooperation in selected ecumenes
Sample questions: “How did issues relating to land claims and land use contribute to violent conflict in Caledonia, Ontario?” “How did the racial policies of the Belgian colonial adminis- tration in the 1930s contribute to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994?”
D2. Population Change and Migration
FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships
By the end of this course, students will:
D2.1 analyse impacts of population movements on cultural diversity and social interaction in urban areas
Sample questions: “How has the number of status Indians living in urban areas changed in comparison with the number living on reserves? What are some of the challenges that have arisen as a result of this change?” “How has recent migration from Asia altered Vancouver’s Chinatown?” “How do cultural communities encourage inclusion through events such as Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival, and Kitchener-Waterloo’s Oktoberfest?”
Using spatial skills: Flow maps can be useful for identifying patterns in population
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