Unit 1 · 4 lessons
Geographic Thinking & Skills
The toolkit for the whole course: the four concepts of geographic thinking, the inquiry process, judging sources (including AI-generated ones), reading maps with latitude, longitude, scale, direction and contours, and the geospatial technologies and careers that use these skills.
- 39 practice questions
- 34 flashcards
- 1 interactive lesson
Lessons
- 1The Concepts of Geographic ThinkingWhat geography studies, the four concepts of geographic thinking (spatial significance, patterns and trends, interrelationships and geographic perspective), the environmental, economic, social and political lenses, and how to use them on Canadian issues and current events.9 questions
- 2Geographic Inquiry and Evaluating SourcesThe five steps of the geographic inquiry process, the different types of inquiry questions, primary and secondary sources (including First Nations, Métis and Inuit knowledge and maps), how to judge credibility and bias across print, online and social media, how to spot AI-generated content, and how to document your sources.9 questions
- 3Maps, Location, Scale and DirectionThe elements every map needs, common map types, latitude and longitude (including about 111 km per degree of latitude), map scale written three ways and converting between them, the 16-point compass and bearings, grid references, and reading contour lines to find elevation and slope.Interactive11 questions
- 4Geospatial Technology and Geography CareersHow geographic information systems (GIS), GPS and remote sensing (including Canada's RADARSAT satellites and wildfire monitoring) collect and analyse location data, free tools you can use, population density as a mapped dataset, transferable and STEM skills, and careers that use geography, including geospatial jobs and the skilled trades.10 questions