Grade 7 Overall Expectations:
Analyse aspects of the extraction/harvesting and use of natural resources in different regions of the world, and assess ways of preserving these resources;
- Canada’s Natural Resources (Book)
- Ours to Share: Coexisting in a Crowded World (Book)
- Fossil Fuel (Book)
- Arctic Thaw: Climate Change and the Global Race for Energy Resources (Book)
- Mining (Book)
- Mining (Database article)
- Effects of Deforestation (Website)
- Interactive Map (Website)
- The Sources and Solutions: Fossil Fuels (Website)
- Energy Sprawl Solutions (Website)
Use the geographic inquiry process to investigate issues related to the impact of the extraction/harvesting and/or use of natural resources around the world from a geographic perspective;
- Saving the Natural World (Book)
- My River: Cleaning Up the LaHave River (Book)
- The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Your Carbon Footprint (Book)
- Energy Alternatives: Opposing Viewpoints (Book)
- Why Natural Resource Use Matters? (YouTube)
- Renewable Energy 101 | National Geographic (YouTube)
- Reforestation & Carbon Offsetting (Website)
- National Geographic Mapmaker (Website)
- Water, Food and Energy (Website)
- Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of Natural Resource Extraction (Website)
Demonstrate an understanding of the sources and use of different types of natural resources and of some of the effects of the extraction/harvesting and use of these resources.
- The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans (Book)
- Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun (Book)
- We Are the Weather Makers: How We Are Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth (Book)
- The Killer Smog (Database article)
- Why the SDGs Matter (Website)
- Assessing Access to Water & Sanitation (Website)