Geography Department

Geography at Parkside

The geography department offers a variety of courses that cover the various geographical disciplines. The CGC 1D and CGC 1P are required courses for graduation which predominantly focus on Canada and Canadian issues. Since both of these are prerequisites for our grade 11 courses, many students elect to take a grade 11 course in their grade 10 year.

Grade 11

At the grade 11 level we offer CGG 3O Travel and Tourism every year and CGF 3M Physical Geography in alternate years. The Travel and Tourism class enjoys learning about landforms, cultures and attractions around the world. Studying extreme sport vacations, constructing Caribbean islands, resort models, sampling culinary cuisine are just some of the things students can partake in when taking this course. The CGF 3M class studies natural disasters, 3D images as well as participants complete stream studies, field work on the Bruce trail and other experiments both in and out of the classroom.

Grade 12

The geography department offers three courses at the grade 12 level. CGW 4U Canadian and World Issues, CGR 4M Environment and Resource Management are offered every year while, CGU 4C World Geography Urban Patterns and Interactions is offered in alternate years. The CGW 4U course investigates issues current in the world today such as, social cultural issues, terrorism, conflicts in the Middle East and the role technology plays on our ever changing society. In the course CGR 4M, students conduct experiments, field work, reports and presentations on issues pertaining to the environment locally, nationally and internationally. The CGU 4C examines cities around the world and the social, economic, and physical factors that shape them.

All geography classes include written, tactile, and practical applications. The use of GIS computer software and other technology is practiced.

Explore our world…take geography!