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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
habitant. A French colonist in New France, particularly a rural settler or peasant.
habitat. The place where an organism lives and that provides it with the food, water, shelter, and space it needs to survive.
heritage. The legacy passed down from previous generations, including cultural traditions, art, literature, and buildings.
hierarchy. A system in which groups or individ- uals are ranked above or below one another.
historiography. The study of historical method- ologies and the schools of thought within the discipline of history; the history of historical writing on a specific topic.
Holocaust. The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
Holodomor. A famine in Ukraine in 1932–33, engineered by the Soviet government under Stalin, during which millions of Ukrainians starved to death.
House of Commons. See legislature; Parliament of Canada.
Human Development Index. The results of an annual ranking of countries with respect to life expectancy, educational achievement, standard of living, and other measures of development.
human environment. The built features of an area and the interactions among these features and/or between these features and the natural environment. See also built environment.
human rights. Rights that recognize the dignity and worth of every person, and provide for equal rights and opportunities without discrimination, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, disability, or other similar factors.
hydrosphere. The collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of the earth.
I=PAT. A formula used to measure the impact (I) on the environment of three factors – population (P), affluence (A), and technology (T).
identity. How one sees oneself within various communities, local to global.
identity theft. The criminal act of obtaining and using the personal and financial information of another person without his or her consent.
ideology. A set of related beliefs, ideas, and attitudes that characterizes the thinking of a particular group or society.
immigration. The act of coming to a different country or region in order to take up permanent residence.
imperialism. The policy of extending the authority of one country over others by territorial acquisi- tion or by establishing economic and political control over the other nations.
Indian. Under the Indian Act, “a person who pursuant to this Act is registered as an Indian or is entitled to be registered as an Indian”. Outside this specific legal meaning, the term is often seen as outdated and offensive, and the term “First Nation” is preferred. See also First Nations.
Indian Act. Federal legislation that regulates Indians and reserves and sets out certain federal government powers and responsibilities towards First Nations and their reserved lands. The first Indian Act was passed in 1876. Since then, the act has undergone numerous amendments, revisions, and re-enactments. See also Indian.
indigenous species. A native species – one that originates or naturally occurs in an area.
industrialization. The development of industry, primarily manufacturing, on a very wide scale.
industrial society. A society whose economy is based predominantly on large-scale production using technology and power-driven machinery and that is characterized by broad divisions of labour.
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