Life at the Arctic floe edge

Canadian Geographic By Susan Nerberg March 27, 2019

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

Inquiry: How might climate change impact the Arctic floe edge and the ecosystems in this region?

Activity: Gather data on Arctic floe edge, polar ice packs and related elements. Create a spatial journal of the different situations in the Arctic floe edge. Conduct an issue analysis to get an understanding of the different perspectives in the region. Develop an action plan from the data and communicate via story map.

What it’s like to raise children in the world’s most polluted capital 

Annabelle Timsit, Reporter, Early Childhood Development, Quartz

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

Inquiry: How might this situation be made better for the people of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the world’s coldest capital city and one of its most polluted.

Activity: Determine the factors that have contributed to this situation. Create a spatial journal to show where the other most polluted places are found and observe for patterns that may emerge. Are there any trends that can be found? Conduct and issue analysis to develop an action plan that can address this situation so the residents may live with clean air. Communicate action plan via story map.

Drilling down into petroleum's impact on life on Earth

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

Inquiry: How might a movement away from oil impact regions of the world?

Activity: Create a spatial journal of oil producing countries/regions of the world. Conduct an issue analysis to determine the stakeholders perspective of oil and how oil may impact the environment and the economy. Evaluate the issue from a Geographic Perspective to determine a course of action and communicate this via story map.

WTTC: Travel and Tourism is Zambia’s 2018 fastest-growing national economic sector, Global Travel Industry News

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

Concepts: How might this increase in Tourism to Zambia impact their population?

Activity: Gather and organize (code) data on Zambia's tourism industry.  Conduct an issue analysis to determine the perspectives of stakeholders.  Create a spatial journal of the information where some impacts may be found. Create a story map to help communicate the result and suggest some changes that might be made so more of the population can benefit from this industry.