Grade 8 Geography Changing World / Global Settlements

Acknowledgements

Some images supplied by Getty Images. Other images, graphs, diagrams, and illustrations in this course, unless otherwise specified, are TVO created.

Learning Activity 3

The Inquiry Process, Ministry of Education, Government of Ontario, URL: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/social-studies-history-geography-2018.pdf, Published 2018, Accessed 03/08/2021. The Ontario Curriculum: Social Studies, Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography, Grades 7 and 8.

Learning Activity 4

Water Everywhere But Not A Drop to Drink, The Water Brothers, URL: https://www.tvo.org/video/water-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-to-drink, Published 06/08/2020, Accessed 03/08/2021.

Learning Activity 6

Indigenous protesters have occupied the site of a proposed housing development, called McKenzie Meadows, since July, 1492 Land Back Lane, URL: https://www.tvo.org/article/broken-promises-unceded-land-the-history-behind-the-land-back-lane-protest, Published 2020, Accessed 03/08/2021. Courtesy of 1492 Land Back Land.

Hurricane Hazel, Toronto and Region Conservation Archives, The Canadian Encyclopedia, URL: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hurricane-hazel, Published ca. 15/10/1954, Accessed 03/08/2021. Courtesy Toronto and Region Conservation Archives.

Hurricane Hazel in Toronto, Eric Cole and Ed Parker/Toronto Star Archives, The Toronto Star, URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/10/15/hurricane-hazel-was-torontos-perfect-storm.html, Published ca. 15/10/1954, Accessed 03/08/2021.

Learning Activity 7

The Big Thaw, The Water Brothers, URL: https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-big-thaw, Published 27/07/2020, Accessed 04/08/2021.

Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events, March 2016, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Federal Government, URL: https://www.tvo.org/article/climate-roundup-record-breaking-heat-as-canadas-emissions-keep-climbing, Published 2016, Accessed 04/08/2021. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: Global Climate Report for March 2016, published online April 2016.

Farming in Ontario in Face of Droughts, Eleanor Renaud, URL: https://www.tvo.org/article/farming-in-the-face-of-climate-change, Published 2016, Accessed 04/08/2021.

The Inquiry Process, Ministry of Education, Government of Ontario, URL: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/social-studies-history-geography-2018.pdf , page 26, Published 2018, Accessed 03/08/2021. The Ontario Curriculum: Social Studies, Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography, Grades 7 and 8.

Learning Activity 8

Green City: Växjö, Sweden, Daniel, Green City Times, URL: https://www.greencitytimes.com/vaxjo/, Published 11/06/2021, Accessed 01/11/2022.

Växjö, the greenest city in Europe, Ecobnb, URL: https://ecobnb.com/blog/2018/08/vaxjo/, Published 14/08/2018, Accessed 01/11/2022.

Green Roofs or How to Save with Rooftop Gardens, Sustainability for All, URL: https://www.activesustainability.com/construction-and-urban-development/green-roofs-or-how-to-save-with-rooftop-gardens/?_adin=11830493632, Accessed 01/11/2022.

Energy efficient building design, Jordan Hanania, et al, Energy Education, URL: https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Energy_efficient_building_design, Published 26/08/2015, Accessed 01/11/2022.

Is Renewable Energy Sustainable?, Rinkesh Kukreja, Conserve Energy Future, URL: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/isrenewableenergysustainable.php, Published 03/12/2020, Accessed 01/11/2022.

5 essential features of sustainable cities and eco-cities: Oxfam Living, Oxfam Living Australia, URL: https://oxfamliving.oxfam.org.au/2017/08/21/5-essential-features-of-sustainable-cities-and-eco-cities/, Accessed 01/11/2022.