It is recommended that students complete:
• Social Studies 11
Each module of this course is accompanied by a source file.
Module 1:
Section 1: The nature of geography; Interrelationships;
Location; The nature of place; Regions; Movement
Section 2: The environment; Ecosystems; Technology and
the environment; Equatorial rainforest
management
Section 3: The atmosphere; Atmospheric temperature; The
mass-energy exchange; The atmosphere in motion
Section 4: Weather; Humidity and clouds; Precipitation;
North American air masses; The weather map;
Predicting weather extremes
Section 5: Climate elements and controls; Climatic zones;
Climates of the Pacific Rim; Microclimates
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.
Module 2:
Section 6: The nature and composition of the lithosphere;
Mineral and energy resources; Mapping the
Earth’s surface
Section 7: Tectonic processes; Shaping the Earth; Volcanoes;
Coping with a changing lithosphere
Section 8: Soil formation and composition; Soil types; Soil
texture; Soil degradation
Section 9: Weathering; Groundwater; Fluvial processes,
erosion
Section 10: Mass wasting; Aeolian and glacial processes
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.
Module 3:
Section 11: The nature of resources; Mapping and managing
the Earth’s wealth
Section 12: Biomes; The influence of temperature and
precipitation; The influence of latitude; The
biome as habitat
Section 13: Forest resources of the world and BC; Forest
management
Section 14: Water resources; Wetlands; Aquaculture
Section 15: Resource management in British Columbia
Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3.
Module 4:
Section 16: Predicting the future; Commissions of inquiry;
Modern technology and predictions
Section 17: Pre-industrial world views; Rare breeds; Hereditary
management
Section 18: The Gaia hypothesis; The waves of change; The
integral urban house
Section 19: The biosphere; The atmosphere; The lithosphere;
The Hydrosphere; module practice test
Module 4 Test covers the WHOLE COURSE.
An optional video tape accompanies this course.
In order to obtain the tape, students complete and
forward a rental form and deposit to the Distance
Education School.
The textbooks for this course are:
Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management
(Doubleday) (SS1210J) (7540001298) $20.00
Geography: Our Physical and
Human Resources (Irwin) (SS1212J)
(7540001420) 40.00
Module 1 Source File (JGO12E3)
(7540003564) 16.00
Module 2 Source File (JGO12F3)
(7540003565) 16.00
Module 3 Source File (JGO12G3)
(7540003566) 16.00
Module 4 Source File (JGO12H3)
(7540003567) 16.00
Video Optional (for Module 4)
(JGO12H2) (7540001648) 30.00
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