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B. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1. Protecting Species and Spaces: assess various strategies used for protecting natural spaces and species, locally, nationally, and globally (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
B2. Human Impacts: assess impacts of human population settlement on natural spaces and species (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
B3. TheEarth’sEcosystems:analyserelationshipsbetweenthespheresoftheearthandthecharacteristics of ecosystems (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
B1. Protecting Species and Spaces
FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 assess the role of government agencies, voluntary organizations, and international agencies (e.g., government agencies: Parks Canada, Ontario Parks, Conservation Authorities of Ontario; voluntary organizations: Britain’s National Trust, Nature Conservancy of Canada; international agencies: UNESCO, Global Protected Areas Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature) in protecting spaces of natural and cultural significance
Sample questions: “What are the benefits of protecting the boreal forest or coral reefs or wetlands?” “What is the difference between preserving and conserving natural spaces?” “Should mining or logging be allowed in national or provincial parks?” “What characteristics of the Niagara Escarpment made it qualify for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves?” “What role do conservation authorities play within urban areas?” “Where are fragile environments already protected by limitations on human activity? Are there other environments that should be recognized as fragile or under threat?” “What are the organiz- ations or agencies that, in your opinion, play the most important role in the protection of natural and cultural spaces?” “Where does the funding come from to pay for an agency’s or organization’s expenses related to protecting spaces of natural and cultural significance? How do changes in funding or government
affect the agency’s or organization’s ability to carry out its mandate?”
B1.2 assess the role and effectiveness of various strategies for protecting plant and animal species
Sample questions: “What are some of the different ways in which natural spaces can be protected? How effective have these different kinds of protection been, and what challenges might they face in the future?” “How does the protection of spaces also help with the protection of species?” “What role do zoos play in protecting animals?” “How might requiring licences for hunting and fishing be considered a protection strategy?” “How important are monitoring activities and scientific studies for maintaining species populations and protecting species
at risk?” “How do organizations such as the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature contribute
to the protection of species?”
B1.3 compare Canada’s efforts to protect endan- gered spaces and species with those of another country
Using spatial skills: Students can support their investigations of environmental protection measures in another country by constructing an annotated map highlighting designated protection areas in that country. Labels can
be used for each area to provide details of the spaces or species being protected and to note any special protection measures that are in place. Photographs of the spaces or species being protected can be linked to the map.
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