Plymouth Canadian Academy

CGW4U: World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12

Course Outline

Course Title: World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12

Course Code: CGW4U

Grade: 12

Course Type: University Preparation

Credit Value: 1.0

Prerequisite: Any university or university / college preparation course in Social Sciences and Humanities, English, or Canadian and World Studies.

Curriculum Policy Document: Canadian and World Studies, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, 2015 (Revised)

Course Developer: Plymouth Canadian Academy

Department: Canadian and World Studies

Developed Date: 2016

Most recent Revised Date: 2020 by M. Abdel Ghani

Course Description: In World Issues: A Geographic Analysis – CGW4U course, students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and will analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.