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Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Geographic Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
D. Changing Populations
D1. Population Trends and Their Impacts: assess the impact on Canadian communities of changes in the characteristics of Canada’s population, and describe ways of responding to these changes (FOCUS ON: Pattern and Trends; Geographic Perspective)
Canadian communities respond to the aging and diversity of their populations in a variety of ways .
How can communities meet the needs of the people who live there?
Why is immigration important to Canada?
In what ways are the patterns and trends in Canada’s population reflected in your community?
D2. Immigration Trends: analyse recent immigration trends in Canada (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Patterns and Trends)
Canada’s population is becoming more culturally diverse in response to both national and global needs .
D3. Population Characteristics: describe key characteristics of population settlements in Canada and the major demographic characteristics of the Canadian population (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)
Communities in Canada vary in terms of characteristics such as population size, age breakdown, and cultural diversity .
E. Liveable Communities
E1. Sustainable Communities: identify factors that affect the sustainability of communities, and describe strategies for improving their sustainability (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
Individual actions can make a community more sustainable .
What can you do to make your community more sustainable?
What factors should be considered in order to determine the impacts that a development project or a change in land use would have on your community?
What are the characteristics of land use within your community, and how do land uses in the community connect with provincial, national, and global networks?
E2. Impacts of Land Use: analyse impacts of land use in Canada on communities and the natural environment (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
A community’s built environment can have an impact on both the natural environment and the people who live in the community .
E3. Patterns of Land Use: describe patterns of land use in their local community (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)
Land is used in various ways within their community, and many land uses are connected to broader, external networks .
* See page 14 for a discussion of the purpose of big ideas and framing questions.
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