Mr. P. Lee - JO Secondary

GEOGRAPHY 12

September 17:

SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECT
Part 1 – Social Media & Personal Identity (individual)
Part 2 – Social Media and Politics/Canadian Election (group)

Project due week of October 14

Follow up on:

Identity Part 2

Memory Theory
Discussion/Assignment: Who would you want to trade “brains” with? Why? (see MOODLE)

Introduction to Philosophy:

four BIG IDEAS
- Philosophy is a discipline that examines the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality,
  and existence.
- Philosophy provides tools for investigating meaning and fostering understanding of different
  ways of thinking.
- Examining questions in philosophy allows people to question their assumptions and better understand their own beliefs.
- While philosophical questions often examine issues with no definitive
  answers, logic and reasoned arguments can show which answers have more or less value.
ACTIVITY:
- create a one-page representation of how you perceive YOUR Reality
  - what are your different roles
  - what are the activities/responsibilities that define those roles
  - what constraints or filters come with those roles
DUE DATES:
- Definitions of 6 Major Areas of Philosophy – by Tuesday, Sept.10
- Personal Reality Infographic – by Thursday, Sept.12
- URL to Course Digital Portfolio – by Thursday, Sept.12
- Identity (Essential vs Accidental) Assignment – Thursday, Sept.12
- Identity Assignment – Non-Fungible Object – Thursday, Sept.12

IDENTITY:

Crash Course Video – “Batman & Identity”
Essential vs Accidental Properties Assignment
Persistent Identity, Fungibility and Value
- besides exchanging money, what else might you consider fungible?
- is there an object that you might consider non-fungible?

Homework/Readings due Friday, September 13:

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What is meant by “geography?”

2. What is the difference between physical and human geography?

3. Why might it be important to study geography?

4. Which physical processes (e.g. volcanoes, glaciers, wind erosion) do you think have produced the landscapes around Vancouver?

5. Which are most important environmental issues for the world? for Canada? for Vancouver?

6. What place is important to you (other than your house)? Describe its location. What physical features help make it special?

7. What careers/professions utilize geography? List as many as you can think of, including at least one “geography skill” that is needed for each.

8. List at least one local (Vancouver or BC) example of each of the 4 systems presented in Chapter 1 of PLANET EARTH.

9. How would you describe the concept of “geologic time”, and why is it important for us to study/understand this concept?

10. What is the Gaia Hypothesis?

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY PROJECT DUE WEEK OF OCTOBER 1