What we did today:
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Task 3 -Take this test and see where you stand (which political ideology you most likely have) -CLICK HERE
Task 4. Complete the worksheet 2C -Politics (see attached below)
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Homework: YOU NEED TO LEARN THE 5 IDEOLOGIES AND BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THEM (SEE TASK 1 FROM TODAY AND YOUR NOTES)
Study your Mind Map. Record your oral explanation of the Mind map of Canadian Government (from Lesson 1) and submit on Schoology
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What we did today:
1. We worked with textbook, vocabulary and worksheets practicing and applying knowledge in the topic of Canadian Government
2. Go to vocabulary.com and practice your new vocabulary list -Canadian Government -CLICK HERE
Mr. Bloom will have warm up activities based on what we learned in previous lesson
Task 1 -Complete the worksheets below
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Open the document and add the definitions to your Government Mind Map -CLICK HERE
Open this file and check your answers and definition -CLICK HERE
Homework: Answer all the Questions in worksheet 2B
What we did today:
1. We learnt about three branches of Government at each Level: Legislative, Executive and Judicial
2. We worked through worksheets and answered questions
3. We watched a video about Branches of Government
Task 1 -Continue creating a Government Mind Map with the teacher.
Use THis powerpoint to complete your Mind map
Task 2 -Look at the information in the Branches of Government Handout (see below) Presentation in pdf format (with the teacher) and notes
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Task 3 -Watch the video below to review your learning
What we did today:
1. We learnt about THREE levels of Canadian Government, their responsibilities and sources of Revenue
2. We practiced directing our concerns to the appropriate levels of government
3. We watched a video about how Canada's government set up
For the warm up activities use this vocabulary list -CLICK HERE
Task 1 -Begin creating a Canada's Government Mind map with the teacher (we will make the first part of it today)
USE THIS POWERPOINT TO COMPLETE YOUR MIND MAP
Task 2 -Complete exercise in the handout below. Use another handout for the information
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Task 3 -Use your partner and answer the questions from the handout below (write answers down and share orally)
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Task 4 -Watch the video about Canada's Government
HOMEWORK: Finish class handouts questions -the Chart and the "who will you call" situations
What we did today:
1. We discussed what it means to be Canadian. We looked at Canadian identity
2. We completed a worksheet 2a
Task 1 -Write down: "What is Canada? What does Canada have that other countries do not?
Task 2 -look at the hand out below and complete the questions and tasks
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Task 3 -Look at the list of Canada's provinces and territories and their capitals (hand out below)
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Task 4. Open this website and review the historic milestones for Canada -CLICK HERE
No homework: ;)
Task 5. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy
The politics of Canada function within a framework of:
1. Parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.
2. Constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch is head of state.
1. Parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.
2. Constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch is head of state.
What we did today:
1. You were given time to work on your vocabulary list from vocabulary.com
2. We played Demography kahoot
3. We looked at what is coming on the Unit Quiz
Task 1. Please spend 10 minutes practicing your vocabulary list on vocabulary.com-clICK here
Task 2. Kahoot on Demography -CLICK HERE
Task 3. Look at Demography review (below)
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TASK 4. REVIeWING WITH CONCEPT MAPS
1. We are going to construct a Mind Map of the Unit on the board as a class
(online class -create a Mind map of the unit by yourself on a large piece of paper or a computer)
(online class -create a Mind map of the unit by yourself on a large piece of paper or a computer)
What we did today:
1. We examined a moral dilemma with providing help for those in need
2. We looked at types of Foriegn Aid
3. We looked at what types of Aid Canada provides to poor nations
Task 1. Measuring Poverty
Read p. 394-400 in the textbook and answer the following questions:
1. What is the purpose of the Human Poverty Index? How effective is it in highlighting the differences between rich and poor countries?
2. a) How is poverty defined in Canada? (p. 394-395)
b) What difficulties are there in comparing poverty in Canada with poverty in developing countries?
Read p. 396-397 and 400 and answer these questions
1. How has the debt burden in developing countries prevented governments from looking after the basic needs of their people?
2. In a two-column chart, list the reasons for and against completely forgiving the debt of developing countries with the highest debt loads.
3. How is the HIPC Initiative meant to help the poorest developing countries?
1. What is the purpose of the Human Poverty Index? How effective is it in highlighting the differences between rich and poor countries?
2. a) How is poverty defined in Canada? (p. 394-395)
b) What difficulties are there in comparing poverty in Canada with poverty in developing countries?
Read p. 396-397 and 400 and answer these questions
1. How has the debt burden in developing countries prevented governments from looking after the basic needs of their people?
2. In a two-column chart, list the reasons for and against completely forgiving the debt of developing countries with the highest debt loads.
3. How is the HIPC Initiative meant to help the poorest developing countries?
Task 2 -Watch the video on Moral dilemma about helping the poor
make notes -
Notes based on this video -CLICK HERE
Task 3/Homework: -Read textbook Chapter 12 p. 413-418 Answer Questions below
1. Define the following acronyms and what they do
• UNESCO
• CIDA
Foreign Aid
2. Use an organizer (e.g. a chart) to list the types of aid Canada sends to developing countries andcomment on the pros and cons of each type. (p. 413)
Questions
1. What do you think Canada’s priorities should be in distributing aid to the developing world? (p. 414-416)
2. What are some reasons for and against the statement that funding NGOs is the most effective way to get aid to the developing world? (p. 415-416)
3. What are some challenges faced in addressing poverty? (p. 417)
4. Do you think Canada should link its foreign aid to human rights? (p. 418-419)
• UNESCO
• CIDA
Foreign Aid
2. Use an organizer (e.g. a chart) to list the types of aid Canada sends to developing countries andcomment on the pros and cons of each type. (p. 413)
Questions
1. What do you think Canada’s priorities should be in distributing aid to the developing world? (p. 414-416)
2. What are some reasons for and against the statement that funding NGOs is the most effective way to get aid to the developing world? (p. 415-416)
3. What are some challenges faced in addressing poverty? (p. 417)
4. Do you think Canada should link its foreign aid to human rights? (p. 418-419)
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What we did today:
1. We looked closely at facts about China's One Child Policy
2. We reviewed and worked with Demographic Transition Model and Population Pyramids
Task 1. Watch the video about China;s One Child Policy
Task 2. Look at the document below that summarizes the points from the video
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Task 4. Please answer the following questions in writing
1. NAME AND DESCRIBE 5 STAGES OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
2.WHICH COUNTRIES (DEVELOPING OR DEVELOPED) DO THE 2ND AND 3D STAGE CORRESPOND?
3. WHICH COUNTRIES (DEVELOPING OR DEVELOPED) DO THE 4TH AND 5TH STAGE CORRESPOND?
4. NAME AND DRAW THE SHAPES OF THE 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF POPULATION PYRAMIDS WHICH CONTINENT CURRENTLY HAS THE HIGHEST POPULATION INCREASE RATES?
5. HOW MANY PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY LIVE ON PLANET EARTH RIGHT NOW?
2.WHICH COUNTRIES (DEVELOPING OR DEVELOPED) DO THE 2ND AND 3D STAGE CORRESPOND?
3. WHICH COUNTRIES (DEVELOPING OR DEVELOPED) DO THE 4TH AND 5TH STAGE CORRESPOND?
4. NAME AND DRAW THE SHAPES OF THE 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF POPULATION PYRAMIDS WHICH CONTINENT CURRENTLY HAS THE HIGHEST POPULATION INCREASE RATES?
5. HOW MANY PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY LIVE ON PLANET EARTH RIGHT NOW?
What we Learned today:
1. Patterns of world population distribution
2. Population density and carrying capacity
1. Patterns of world population distribution
2. Population density and carrying capacity
Task 1. Write down these Key Terms:
KEY TERMS
1. Population distribution: the pattern of where people live in an area
2. Ecumene: the populated area of the world that can sustain life
Think:
1. Which areas in the world can not sustain life? Why?
2. Do you think the ecumenes are expanding or shrinking? What may be the driving forces behind these processes?
3. What can humanity do to expand ecumenes?
4. Should we expand ecumenes to accommodate larger populations or should we preserve the natural world on the account of reducing global population? What is the right balance?
3. Population density: the number of people living in a given area; calculated by dividing the population by its area
Google and find: What is the population density:
A. Of the top 5 densely populated countries in the world
B. Of the least 5 densely populated countries in the world
C. Canada's population density
KEY TERMS
1. Population distribution: the pattern of where people live in an area
2. Ecumene: the populated area of the world that can sustain life
Think:
1. Which areas in the world can not sustain life? Why?
2. Do you think the ecumenes are expanding or shrinking? What may be the driving forces behind these processes?
3. What can humanity do to expand ecumenes?
4. Should we expand ecumenes to accommodate larger populations or should we preserve the natural world on the account of reducing global population? What is the right balance?
3. Population density: the number of people living in a given area; calculated by dividing the population by its area
Google and find: What is the population density:
A. Of the top 5 densely populated countries in the world
B. Of the least 5 densely populated countries in the world
C. Canada's population density
Task 2. Record the Factors that affect population density
Open this Chart with Factors that affect Population Density -CLICK HERE
1. In each of the four categories: Physical, Economic, Political and Social choose 2 factors that you consider the most important or the most pressing in influencing whether the area can sustain dense population
1. In each of the four categories: Physical, Economic, Political and Social choose 2 factors that you consider the most important or the most pressing in influencing whether the area can sustain dense population
Task 3. Nutritional density
KEY TERM:
1. Nutritional density: a measure of how much nutrition in calories can be produced from a certain area; an area with fertile soil and adequate temperatures and precipitation will have a higher nutritional density.
KEY TERM:
1. Nutritional density: a measure of how much nutrition in calories can be produced from a certain area; an area with fertile soil and adequate temperatures and precipitation will have a higher nutritional density.
Task 4. A case study
A. With your partner, choose a country.
Find the following about this country:
1. Total population of the country
2. % of the world population
3. Area of the country
4. Population density of the country
5. Birth rate, death rate (for 2022)
6. Rate of population change (growth or decline) in %
7. How fast the population will double. Apply the rule of 70
8. Find and include a population pyramid for this country (no older than 2015 data)
9. % of population under 15 and older than 65 in this country
10. Life expectancy in this country
11. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
12. Human Development Index rating (2022)
B. Put all the information on a word document and submit on schoology
A. With your partner, choose a country.
Find the following about this country:
1. Total population of the country
2. % of the world population
3. Area of the country
4. Population density of the country
5. Birth rate, death rate (for 2022)
6. Rate of population change (growth or decline) in %
7. How fast the population will double. Apply the rule of 70
8. Find and include a population pyramid for this country (no older than 2015 data)
9. % of population under 15 and older than 65 in this country
10. Life expectancy in this country
11. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
12. Human Development Index rating (2022)
B. Put all the information on a word document and submit on schoology
What we did today:
1. We watched NOVA film: "World in Balance The People Paradox"
2. We aswered the questions and had partner discussion about the world's population trends in the world
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