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Geography of Canada - Grade 9 - CGC1D
- ACADEMIC
This course draws on a variety of frameworks, such as the ecozone
framework, and principles of physical, human, and economic geography,
to explore Canada's distinct and evolving character. Students
will investigate the interconnections among the landforms, climates,
soils, plants, animals, and human activities in Canadian ecozones
to develop geographic knowledge and skills that contribute to
an understanding of Canada's diversity and its role in the world.
Pre-requisite: None
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Geography of Canada - Grade 9 - CGC1P
- APPLIED This course draws
upon students' everyday experiences and uses a variety of frameworks,
including the ecozone framework, to help students learn about
the geography of Canada and the country's place in the global
community. Students will investigate the interconnections among
the country's land forms, climates, soils, plants, animals, and
human activities in order to understand Canada's character and
diversity.
Pre-requisite: None
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Physical Geography: Patterns, Processes,
and Interactions
Grade 11 - CGF3M - UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
This course examines the main elements of the physical environment
(climate, soils, landforms, oceans, vegetation), the processes
that shape them, and the relationship between the environment
and human beings. Students will apply a wide range of geographic
tools and methods to explore the distribution and ongoing evolution
of the elements of the physical environment on a variety of scales,
from local to global.
Pre-requisite: Grade 9 Geography
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Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic
Analysis
Grade 12 - CGW4U UNIVERSITY
This course draws on geographic concepts, skills, methods, and
technologies to analyse significant issues facing Canadian as
citizens of an interdependent world. Students will examine the
challenges of creating a
sustainable and equitable future through the study of a range
of topics, including economic interdependence, geopolitical conflict,
regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs,
and protection of the planet's life-support systems.
Pre-requisite: Any university
or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world
studies, English, or social sciences and humanities
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Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology,
and Sociology,
Grade 11 - HSP3M - UNIVERSITYICOLLEGE
This course introduces the theories, questions, and issues that
are the major concerns of anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Students will develop and understanding of the way social scientists
approach the topics they study and the research methods they employ.
Students will be given opportunities to explore theories from
a variety of perspectives and to become familiar with current
thinking on a range of issues that have captured the interest
of classical and contemporary social scientists in the three disciplines.
Pre-requisite: None
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Challenge and Change in Society Grade
12 - HSB4M UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
This course examines the theories and methodologies used in
anthropology, psychology, and sociology to investigate and explain
shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour and their
impact on society.
Students will analyse cultural, social, and biological patterns
in human societies, looking at the ways in which those patterns
change over time. Students will also explore the ideas of classical
and contemporary social theorists, and will apply those ideas
to the analysis of contemporary trends.
Pre-requisite: Any university, university/college, or college
preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English,
or Canadian and world studies.
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Philosophy: Questions and Theories Grade
12 - HZT4U - UNIVERSITY This
course addresses three (or more) of the main areas of philosophy:
metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, social and political
philosophy, and aesthetics. Students will learn critical thinking
skills, the main ideas expressed by philosophers from a variety
of the world's traditions, how to develop and explain their own
philosophical ideas, and how to apply those ideas to contemporary
social issues and personal experiences. The course will also help
students refine skills used in researching and investigating topics
in philosophy.
Pre-requisite: Any university
or university/college, or college preparation course in social
sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies.
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