Social Studies HS Guide

VOCABULARY ● gender

○ Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time. (World Health Organization. (n.d.). Gender and health . World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/health-topics/gender#tab=tab_1) ● age ● ethnicity ● maps ● population pyramids ● geographic data LEARNING INTENTIONS ● Learning Intention #1: ○ Students will evaluate the impact of global population distribution patterns by analyzing demographic characteristics such as: ■ gender ■ age ■ ethnicity ■ population density by using maps ● Learning Intention #2: ○ Students will evaluate the impact of global population distribution patterns by comparing demographic characteristics such as: ■ gender ■ age ■ ethnicity ■ population density by using maps ■ population pyramids ■ population pyramids ■ other geographic data