Geographical Influences on Canadians

How does Canada's physical geography shape our quality of life?

Synopsis

Many of the specific outcomes related to:

General Outcome 5.1 "Physical Geography of Canada" may be addressed by inviting students to consider how the physical geography and natural resources of Canada affect our quality of life. It may be helpful throughout the inquiry to gather information and images about aspects of Canada's physical geography and to post them on a large wall map of Canada.

Critical Challenges

Students might explore this overarching theme by completing these challenges:

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Reference Charts

The following charts provide a quick overview of correlations, references, and summaries for all the Critical Challenges. In the charts, the Critical Challenges are organized according to which Overarching Critical Inquiry they address.

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