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Curricular Competency
Draw conclusions about the variation and distribution of geographic phenomena over time and space (patterns and trends)
Elaboration
- Key topics:
- Recognize patterns – geographic or environmental phenomena that repeat over time and space.
- Recognize trends – variations in the consistency of a natural phenomenon in a particular setting over a period of time.
- Sample activities:
- Research the Ring of Fire, which encircles the Pacific, and how it has affected life in coastal British Columbia.
- Examine the impact of urban growth on soil erosion, the water cycle, agricultural land.
- Study the location of the world’s jungles or deserts: why are they there, how long have they been there, and how are they currently changing?
- Research how mountains are formed and where they are found.
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Draw conclusions about the variation and distribution of geographic phenomena over time and space