CGW4U Unit 1

Overview of Unit 1: Introduction: Studying Issues

This introductory unit provides a foundation for understanding the terminology and key issues presented in the remainder of the course --starting with clarifying the distinction between what we will mean by "issues" versus "problems".

This unit familiarizes the students with the issues relating to human and environmental geography and introduces them to the skills and technology used in geographic study.

Students use issues analysis as a means to break down complex issues, cartoon interpretation to gain insight about how the media influences public perceptions of world issues and statistical and mapping techniques to understand global patterns. They begin to collect articles for the Class Resource File.