Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds 16 September 2025

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance, Interrelationships

Inquiry: How might Canada react to the information from this UN Commission? How might these findings impact how Canada interacts with Israeli leaders?

Activity: Collect data on Canadian relations with Israel. Collect information on how Canada reacted or acted to other genocides that have taken place: Rwanda and Srebrenica for wxample. Investigate what the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide says. Create a spatial journal to highlight the location of these and potential genocides. Is there a pattern? Does spatial significance play a part? Conduct an issue analysis of the stakeholders involved in the Gaza genocide. Design a possible action plan that may help bring peace to the region. Communicate, using story map, to an appropriate audience.

 

Carney recommends 5 'nation-building projects' for approval, including LNG expansion Kate McKenna · CBC News · Posted: Sep 10, 2025 

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Interrelationships, Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: How might these projects impact all Canadians? How beneficial will these projects be for; people, community, Government, and the environment?

Activity: Collect data on the projects that have been approved: LNG, Nuclear Power, Port Expansion, Copper Mine, Mine Expansion. Create a spatial journal to indicate where these projects will be taking place to understand the spatial significance of the project. Conduct an issue analysis to gain perspective of the stakeholders and help develop a possible next steps for people, community, and the environment. Create a story map to communicate the next steps and the possible impacts on people, place and the environment. 

 

US visa refusal for Palestinian delegation prompts calls to move UN meeting to Geneva 

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Spatial Significance 

Inquiry: Why might the USA be denying the Palestinian Delegation entry into the USA to attend the UN general assembly? Might it be time to move the UN General Assembly out of New York permanently?

Activity: Conduct research on the UN General Assembly to better understand its purpose. The USA  has denied visas to the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations ahead of the next General Assembly that will discuss Palestinian statehood.  Why might the USA be doing this? Conduct an Issue Analysis to understand the stakeholders in this issue and develop a possible solution. Create a spatial journal to map stakeholder. Create story map to help share your possible solution to this issue.

 

US strike on 'Venezuela drug boat': What do we know, and was it legal?

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Patterns and Trends, Interrelationships

Inquiry: How might this action impact the situation in Venezuela and the region?

Activity: Collect information on the situation between USA and Venezuela. Create spatial journal catalogue a summary of this information. Complete an issue analysis to gain insight and record information regarding the current situation. Use the ICRC document to determine if the actions reported on in the newspaper article were legal or not. Create a Story Map to share your results on the impacts to the region.

 Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700 David Rising, The Associated Press

Concept of Geographic Thinking: Spatial Significance, Interrelationships, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: How might the recovery from the earthquake be hinder by the ongoing civil war in Myanmar?

Activity: Collect data on the damage from the recent earthquake. Explore the path to the civil war. Use the issue analysis to gain increased insight on the stakeholders involved. Create a spatial journal to map out the stakeholders in the region. Develop a plan to help get aid to the citizens that need help. Create a story map to share a possible plan. 

 South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns By Vibhu Mishra

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Interrelationship

Inquiry: What might be needed to ensure that a "civil war" does not happen? How can the lessons from Rwanda be applied to South Sudan?  

Activity: Collect data on the conflict in South Sudan. Use the issue analysis to help determine the role the stakeholders play in this conflict. Gather information on how colonization of Sudan may have contributed to this conflict. Create a spatial journal to better understand the conflict. Create an action plan and communicate the results in a Story Map.

 

Russia, Ukraine ramp up drone attacks overnight despite truce talks

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Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Interrelationships, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: What might be needed for a lasting ceasefire in this conflict? How might the ceasefire criteria have changed with the change in US stance on Ukraine?

Activity: Collect data on the conflict. Examine conflict using this interactive map and this story map. Identify the stakeholders and their position on the issue using the issue analysis organizer and map them out in a spatial journal. Develop a potential ceasefire agreement using the action plan tool and create a story map to communicate to the stakeholders.