GEOGRAPHY

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Another great website

https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en

It lists and compares the countries in the European Union. It explains how the EU works. 

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THE QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX


Quality of Life  Index measures the health, comfort and happiness of most people in a country. 

• Material living conditions (income, consumption and material conditions)

What is the average family  income ?

How many people live in poverty ?

Is there adequate housing ?

• Productive or main activity

Are there jobs available ?

What kind of jobs are there ? 

• Health

Is health care affordable ?

Are hospitals good and available ?

• Education
• What is the literacy rate?
• What is the education system like?
• How many people acting the highest levels of education?
• What is the drop out rate?

• Leisure and social interactions
• Are people happy?
• Are there sporting or cultural events they can go to ?

• Economic and physical safety
• Is the economy safe?
• Are there jobs for people who want them?
• Are  the banks safe?

Is is a safe place to live

What is the crime rate ?

How many homicides have there been ?

Governance and basic rights

• What people have basic human rights?
• Can there choose their leaders? 
• Can they vote?

• Natural and living environment
• Is the land safe or is it polluted ?

• Overall experience of life

Are people happy ?

LINKS
STANDARD OF LIVING

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Quality_of_life_indicators_-_measuring_quality_of_life

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Today we discussed the Human Development Index. This statistic looks at the life expectancy, education (average schooling) and the gross national income of a country and rates them.

The United Nations ranks countries either, very high, high, medium and low. Check out the link below.
 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX COUNTRY RANKING

Definitions


Human Development Index (HDI): A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. 



Life expectancy at birth: Number of years a person could expect to live.


Expected years of schooling: Number of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive if prevailing patterns of age-specific enrolment rates persist throughout the child’s life.

Mean years of schooling: Average number of years of education received by people ages 25 and older, converted from education attainment levels using official durations of each level.


Gross national income (GNI) per capita: Aggregate income of an economy 

Today we began watching a documentary called Blue Gold. We will continue watching and discussing this week.





Today we talked about whether water should be a public right. 
Should water rights be sold to private companies or should they be kept available for free for everyone?
What do you think?

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Canada was settled by European explorers and traders.

Traders traded with the Aboriginal peoples They wanted things like fur and lumber to sell back in Europe.

They settled close to rivers or lakes because

- they wanted fresh water sources

-They wanted to be close to transportation routes (ships) to Europe

Canada was settled in 3 stages

- Forts

-Farms

-Towns

Some  towns became ghost towns when the single product disappeared. Single economy towns are towns where people made their money from one product

Towns with diversified economy are towns where money is made from many different businesses or industries. 

Multicultural towns are towns where people from many different cultural backgrounds live together. 

Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.  

There are 3 different patterns of settlement. 

Linear

Scattered

Clustered

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Equator- an imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Lines of latitude -parallel lines that run east to west. They are either north or south of the equator. 

Tomorrow we will look at lines of longitude,

HOMEWORK

Geography: Collect information for inquiry project

Language: Complete language sheet

Math: Page 363 #2-10. Test on Tuesday.

French: Test on Wednesday

Reminders
- Girls Soccer Tryout on Monday

GEOGRAPHY INQUIRY PROJECT

For the country you have selected, find the following facts

- Latitude and Longitude

-Closest Neighbouring Countries

- Capital City and Major cities

-Population Density

-Most Recent Birth Rate

-Most Recent Death Rate

-Life Expectancy

-Living Standard

Literacy Rate

PANGEA: Plate Tectonics

GEOGRAPHY REVIEW

The Continents ________________________________________________________________________________- Canada - Its Provinces and Territories

Geography

Geography- the study of the earth's surface and poeple's relationship to it.

Place- part of the earth that is separate or different  from other parts.

Landmarks- An object or land form that identifies a place

The 5 themes of geography are location, movement, region, environment and interaction

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