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Grade 9, Academic
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9 AND 10 | Canadian and World Studies
implications of different aspects of an issue and/or different points of view about the issue) in order to enhance their understanding of these issues and their role as informed citizens
Sample questions: “How does the Canadian government use issues related to the spatial significance of global oil reserves to promote the Alberta oil sands? How might you use geographic perspective to assess the strength of the government’s arguments?” “What kinds of patterns and trends might you want to consider if you were analysing a news story about climate change?” “What is the relationship between the availability of inexpensive products in Canada and labour or environmental standards in developing countries?” “What concepts of geographic thinking might help you assess
the strengths and weaknesses of arguments supporting different approaches to the expansion of public transit?”
A2.4 identify careers in which a geography background might be an asset (e.g., urban planner, emergency preparedness coordinator, land surveyor, GIS technician, transportation logistics coordinator, forester, politician, community events organizer)
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