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Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Geographic Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
D. Ecological Systems: Interconnections and Interdependence
D1. Reducing Pollution: analyse challenges involved in reducing pollution from human activities, and assess the effectiveness of various methods of pollution reduction (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
Governments, companies, and individuals must work together to reduce pollution .
Should the reduction of pollution be a top priority for all levels of government?
Why does local pollution often have regional or global impacts?
Why, if we know that our actions and choices harm the environment, do we continue to do what we are doing?
D2. Impacts of Pollution: evaluate impacts of various types of pollution on the natural environment and on human health (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships)
Pollution affects the environment and human health in many different and sometimes unexpected ways .
D3. Ecological Processes: describe key ecological and biological processes, and explain how they are affected by human activities (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
Human activity affects the earth’s ecological processes directly and indirectly .
E. Community Action
E1. Developing Solutions: assess a variety of strategies for resolving environmental and natural resource management issues, locally, nationally, and/or globally (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
Solutions must come from individuals and all levels of government working together .
Who, in the end, is responsible for the protection of the environment?
How do our own choices and actions affect the environment?
Why would people disagree about what strategies to use locally to reduce human impacts on the environment?
How should we balance differing ideas, values, and beliefs when trying to lessen human impacts on the environment?
E2. Community Land Use and Infrastructure: assess impacts of community land use and infrastructure on humans and the natural environment, and assess ways of reducing these impacts (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
It is hard to balance
the needs, wants, and actions of all people with sustainable community development .
E3. Ecological Footprints: analyse impacts of various human behaviours on the natural environment, and assess the role of behaviour, ethics, and technology in reducing these impacts (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Geographic Perspective)
We all have a part to play in reducing our impact on the environment .
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The Environment and Resource Management
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