Course: Regional Geography, Grade 11

This course explores interrelationships between the land and people in a selected region

as well as interconnections between this region and the rest of the world. Students will

explore the region-s environmental, socio economic, and cultural characteristics and will

investigate issues related to natural resources, economic development and sustainability,

population change, globalization, and quality of life. Students will apply the concepts of

geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies,

to investigate a range of geographic issues in the region.

Admission Requirements

Issues in Canadian Geography, Grade 9, Academic or Applied

Learning Outcomes and Career Opportunities

A1. Geographic Inquiry: use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic

thinking when investigating geographic issues in a selected region

A2.Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills, including spatial skills,

developed through geographical investigation, and identify some careers in which a background

in geography might be an asset

THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 Canadian and World Studies Grade 11, University or College Preparation

Overview

Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A

in with the expectations from strands BE.