CANADA

Important Dates

Map Test – 2/14

Vocabulary Quiz – 2/21  2/19

Concept Quiz – 3/5

Archive – 3/6

 

 


Standards

Historical Understandings

SS6H2 Describe Quebec’s independence movement.

Geographic Understandings

SS6G4 Locate selected features of Canada.

  1. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.
  2. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map Canada and the province of Quebec.

SS6G5 Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada.

  1. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.

SS6G6 Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada.

  1. Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.
  2. Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging).

Government/Civic Understandings

SS6CG1 Compare and contrast various forms of government.

  1. Explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].
  2. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government.

  1. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).

Economic Understandings

SS6E4 Analyze different economic systems.

  1. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
  2. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
  3. Describe the economic system of Canada.

SS6E5 Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Canada.

  1. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
  2. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
  3. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
  4. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

SS6E6 Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Canada.

  1. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.
  2. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
  3. Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
  4. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
  5. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

Binder Assignments

  1. SS Expectations and Procedures 19-20
  2. Supply Test
  3. Modern Europe Archive
  4. Modern Europe Concept Quiz Reflection
  5. canada reading comprehension
  6. See link for page 5

8. Water Water Everywhere

9.Comprehension Cross Check

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11. Canada’s Geography Comprehension Check

12.Where in the World is Canada-1ioercr

13.Major Land Features of Canada

14. Canada Resources and Economy video activity

15.Natural Resources

16. Canada Live Trade Cloze notes

17.Canada Live Trade Comp Check —– to come

18. Map Test

19.Trade Talk

20.Using Resources From the Canadian Shield

21.CANADA_ VOLUNTARY TRADE AND NAFTA CLOZE NOTES REVISED 2020

22. Economic Connections – From Many Places

23.  Student Economic Connections Summary Paragraph – original student work — currently being graded.

 

 

 

 

 


Composition Book Table of Content

1. Canada Vocabulary-wcw4n6

2. Unit 2 Atlas Activity

3.Text pages Rich Diversity of Climate and Rescource Text-138w63f

 

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7. Canada’s Specialities Canadas Specialities WS

 

 


Resources

Geography of Canada 29-20 Student version

Canada text pages 117-139-29amj5o

Canada Voluntary Trade & NAFTA Student versionMC20

Where Canadians Live & Trade Student Version

 

 

 

Canada Government Videos

nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOabok912X8 – Parliament of Canada 123

nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymEFFbcom88 – How Canada’s Government Works (explainer)

nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C8uDuhLqvg – Levels of Government

nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNMAasqiv9Y&list=PLfPjPvhCaGXyYi5naYsxEapCfyIV9P2oW&index=5 – How Canada Became a Democracy Part 1 (Part 2 immediately follows)

nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgBBfM8SYPA&list=PLfPjPvhCaGXyYi5naYsxEapCfyIV9P2oW&index=4 – Government and Democracy

 

 

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