Birchmount Park
Collegiate
Institute
Course Outline and
Evaluation Profile
2015/2016
Geography of Canada, Grade 9, Academic
CGC1D
Credit Value: 1.00
Prerequisite: N/A
Course Details:
Department: Geography
Assistant Curriculum Leader: Ms. D. Featherstone
Teachers: Ms. Featherstone, Ms. Alagendra, and Ms. Brown
Revised: June 2015
Based upon “The Ontario Curriculum: Grades 9 and 10: Canadian and World Studies”
Course Description/Rationale/Overview:
This course examines interrelationships within and between Canada’s natural and human
systems and how these systems interconnect with those in other parts of the world. Students will
explore environmental, economic, and social geographic issues relating to topics such as
transportation options, energy choices, and urban development. Students will apply the concepts
of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to
investigate various geographic issues and to develop possible approaches for making Canada a
more sustainable place in which to live.
Course /Department Policies: Students are expected to be punctual each day, prepared with
necessary materials and ready to work. Notes should be kept in an organized notebook/binder.
Unfinished work should be finished for homework. It is the student’s responsibility to catch up
on all work missed due to illness or co-curricular activities. All students are subject to the school
guidelines for dealing with late assignments, missed tests, homework and academic honesty.
These policies are clearly outlined in the Student Agenda Book, Parent Handbook and on
Birchmount Park’s website.
Required Materials:
 Pencil crayons
 Calculator
 Pen and pencil
 Binder
 Ruler
Learning Skills:
Students learn Geography in this course through a variety of
individual, small group, and whole class tasks, which provide a
variety of opportunities for oral and written communication with an
emphasis on real-world applications. In addition, the tasks are
designed to develop the skills and concepts through practical
activities involving a variety of geographic representations such as
maps, charts, graphs and organizers. Students will also continue to
develop their numeracy and literacy skills.
Achievement Categories and Weighting:
Knowledge and Understanding
Thinking
Communication
Application
25%
25%
25%
25%
Final Mark:
Course Work
70%
Final Culminating Evaluation
 Culminating Project
 Formal Exam
30%
15%
15%
Birchmount Park
Collegiate
Institute
Geography of Canada, Grade 9 Academic
CGC1D
Course Outline
and Evaluation
Profile
2015/2016
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Course Outline: Units of Study and Assessment Strategies:
Subject to modification as necessary
Unit 1: Map Skills
 Mapping Activities
 Spatial Mapping Skills
 Ontario Road Map Assignment
 Unit Test
3 Weeks
Unit 2: Physical Geography
 Climate Change Poster
 Landform/Climate Region Activity
 Unit Test
4 Weeks
Unit 3: Cultural and Human Geography
 Urban Field Trip Assignment
 Immigration/Demography Activity
 Unit Test
3 Weeks
Unit 4: Resources
 Resource Assignment
 Mapping Canada’s Resources
 Unit Test
3 Weeks
Culminating Assignment
2 Weeks
The strategies used are varied to meet the needs and range of learning styles encountered in any group of
students and include, but not limited to, the following: direct instruction, textbook use, teacher-led review,
work and task sheets, note taking, note making, journal writing, small group co-operative learning,
analysis of videos, guided Internet search, multimedia presentation, oral presentations, portfolios, data
analysis, small group discussions, collaborative project, report writing, creating and interpreting graphs
and maps, letter writing, research and role playing.
Communication:
Students can seek help from the Geography Department before and after school each day.
Teacher e-mail:
Ms. Featherstone [email protected]
Ms. Alagendra
[email protected]
Ms. Brown
[email protected]
Phone: (416) 396 -6704
Ext. 20233
Ext. 20259
Ext. 20233