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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Uncalendar 2016–2017
GRADE 11
CGD3M
– Regional Geography, Grade 11, University/College Preparation
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REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
This course explores the geography of Asia, including its land and people and its connections to other
regions of the world. This course primarily takes a project-based approach, exploring topics around
Asia’s mountains, lowlands and archipelagos through a series of case studies. The course emphasizes
the links between human and physical geography. Students will explore geographic issues related to
the region’s environmental, economic and social/cultural characteristics, including physical geography,
resource sustainability and import/export relationships. With a focus on the Indian sub-continent, East
and South East Asia, students will investigate current regional patterns and trends and begin to predict
future directions for the region and its partnerships.
What countries are included in “the Indian sub-continent, East and South-East Asia”?
The Indian
sub-continent
– Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.
East Asia
– China, Mongolia,
North & South Korea, Taiwan & Japan.
South-East Asia
– Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, The Philippines, Indonesia & East Timor
This course can be taken in Grades 10 or 11. This course acts as a prerequisite for the Grade 12 Social Science courses. By taking this
course in Grade 10, you are able to take Grade 12 Social Science courses in Grade 11
Prerequisite: CGC1D – Issues in Canadian Geography, Grade 9, Academic
CGF3M
– Forces of Nature: Physical Processes and Disasters, Grade 11,
University/College Preparation
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What caused Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines? Why was this storm so destructive? What was the
difference between the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 and the earthquake that
struck Japan on March 11, 2011? What could be done in the future to limit the impact of disasters like
these? Is it true that natural disasters are more destructive today than they were in the past?
People around the world live in areas that experience volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis,
extreme weather, or flooding rivers. Forces of nature can significantly affect and displace human
populations. The disasters that often accompany natural hazards, damage property and put lives
at risk. Why do people continue to choose to live in areas prone to a natural disaster, and how can
they better protect themselves and their property? In this course, students attempt to answer these
questions from a geographic perspective by examining the physical processes and contributing human
factors that influence natural hazards, the dangers associated with them, and the methods used to
forecast damaging events. Students will also make predictions related to natural disasters and create
plans to prepare for and/or respond to them.
This course can be taken by students in Grades 10 or 11. This course acts as a prerequisite for the Grade 12 Social Sciences courses.
By taking this course in Grade 10, you are able to take Grade 12 Social Sciences courses in Grade 11.
Prerequisite: CGC1D – Issues in Canadian Geography, Grade 9, Academic