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CGW4U - World Issues: A Geographic Analysis(世界问题:地理分析)

20 小时

网上真人教师

1.0

课程学分

110 小时

课程时数

10 周

课程长度

高三 [第11班]

级别

上课模式

  • 一对一 (一位老师对一位学生)
  • 一对二 (一位老师对兩位学生)
  • 一对四 (一位老师对四位学生)
  • 一对六 (一位老师对六位学生)

课程详情

在本课程中,学生将应对创建更可持续和公平的世界的挑战。 他们将探讨涉及广泛主题的问题,包括经济差异,环境威胁,全球化,人权和生活质量,并将分析政府政策,国际协议以及与之相关的个人责任。 学生将运用地理思维和地理探究过程的概念,包括使用空间技术,来研究这些复杂问题及其对世界各地自然和人类社区的影响。

 


A. GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
Throughout this course, students will:

  1. Geographic Inquiry: use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic thinking when investigating world issues;
  2. Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills, including spatial skills, developed through geographical investigation, and identify careers in which a background in geography might be an asset.
     

B. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION: RELATIONSHIPS AND DISPARITIES

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Natural Resource Disparities: analyse relationships between quality of life and access to natural resources in various countries and regions (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Interrelationships)
  2. Population Disparities: analyse relationships between demographic and political factors and quality of life in various countries and regions (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
  3. Classifying Regions of the World: explain how various characteristics are used to classify the world into regions or other groupings (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)
     

C. SUSTAINABILITY AND STEWARDSHIP

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Strategies and Initiatives: analyse strategies and initiatives that support environmental stewardship at a national and global level, and assess their effectiveness in promoting the sustainability of the natural environment (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
  2. Population Growth: assess the impact of population growth on the sustainability of natural systems (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)
  3. Caring for the Commons: analyse issues relating to the use and management of common-pool resources (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
     

D. INTERACTIONS AND INTERDEPENDENCE: GLOBALIZATION

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Trade and Immigration: analyse the influence of trade agreements and immigration policies on global interdependence and the well-being of countries (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
  2. Impacts and Management: analyse issues relating to national and global impacts of globalization from a geographic perspective, and assess responsibilities and approaches for managing these issues (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Geographic Perspective)
  3. Characteristics and Driving Forces: describe the major characteristics of globalization, and analyse factors that are driving the globalizing process (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Interrelationships)
     

E. SOCIAL CHANGE AND QUALITY OF LIFE

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Leadership and Policy: analyse the influence of governments, groups, and individuals on the promotion and management of social change (FOCUS ON: Patterns and Trends; Geographic Perspective)
  2. Agents of Change: analyse impacts of selected agents of change on society and quality of life (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Geographic Perspective)
  3. Continuing Challenges: analyse issues relating to human rights, food security, health care, and other challenges to the quality of life of the world’s population (FOCUS ON: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends)

​More please click: CGW4U - World Issues A Geographic Analysis
 

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