Canadian and World Issues (CGW4U) Outline

Course Description

This course draws on geographic concepts, skills, methods, and technologies to analyze significant issues facing Canadians as citizens of an interdependent world.

Students will examine the challenges of creating a sustainable and equitable future through the study of a range of topics, including economic interdependence, geopolitical conflict, regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protection of the planet’s life support systems.

Units: Titles and Time

Unit 1	Introduction: Studying Issues	15 hours
* Unit 2	Interdependence	25 hours
Unit 3	Challenges of Diversity and Disparity	25 hours
Unit 4	Towards a Sustainable Global Community	25 hours
Unit 5	Culminating Activity: Current Events Seminar	20 hours (includes in-class research time)