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Geography. Why should you be interested in Geography? Video – click here. Grade 11 Courses. CGG3O – Travel and Tourism: A Geographic Perspective Why take this course? - expand your knowledge of travel spots - learn about international travel issues (e.g . coral reef destruction)
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Geography Why should you be interested in Geography? Video – click here
Grade 11 Courses • CGG3O – Travel and Tourism: A Geographic Perspective • Why take this course? • - expand your knowledge of travel spots • - learn about international travel issues (e.g. coral reef destruction) • Cool things we’ve done… • - walking tour of Toronto • - traveled to Italy • What do you need to get in? • grade 9 academic, ESL or applied • Geography of Canada CGF3M- Forces of Nature: Physical Processes and Disasters Why take this course? - learn more about earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes - explore causes & impacts of natural disasters Cool things we’ve done… - rock and fossil hunting in abandoned mines in Bancroft, Ontario - an eco-tour of Costa Rica where we visited active volcanoes, and tropical jungles What do you need to get in? - grade 9 academic, ESL or applied Geography of Canada
Grade 12 Courses • CGW4U - World Issues: A Geographic Analysis • Why take this course? • get a great background on current events and world concerns • - learn about globalization, poverty, overpopulation, hunger, deforestation, water depletion, conflict in the Middle East, colonial impacts, role of World Bank and IMF • Cool things we’ve done… • - Action Project – raised funds to address an international issue • - volunteered at a homeless shelter in Toronto • traveled to Costa Rica for 2 weeks to do volunteer work in small village • What do you need to get in? • - any U or M course in Canadian & World Studies, English, or Social Science & Humanities • CGU4M - World Geography: Urban Patterns & Population Issues • Why take this course? • - learn about specific countries such as…Australia, Afghanistan, & Tibet. • - explore migration patterns and imagine life as a refugee • look at cultural interactions and how a culture can evolve or completely disappear • Cool things we’ve done… • Personal/Family Migration stories • What do you need to get in? • - any U, C or M course in Canadian & World Studies, English, or Social Science & Humanities
CGR4M - The Environment and Resource Management • Why take this course? • - you love the environment • - you want to understand the physical world and your impact on it • - learn about innovative new ways of doing things that are eco-friendly • Cool things we’ve done… • - designed and sold UHS water bottles • - gone tree planting • - conducted a garbage audit • built solar ovens and cooked brownies • - designed sustainable buildings • What do you need to get in? • - any U, C or M course in Canadian & World Studies, English, or Social Science & Humanities