Course Description for CGW4U Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues Online Course
CGW4U examines the global challenges of creating a sustainable and equitable future, focusing on current issues that illustrate these challenges. Students will investigate a range of topics, including cultural, economic and geopolitical relationships, regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protection of the natural environment. Students will use geo-technologies and skills of geographic inquiry and analysis to develop and communicate balanced opinions about the complex issues facing Canada and a world that is interdependent and constantly changing. 
Summary of Units and Timelines for Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues CGW4U
Below is the suggested sequence of course unit delivery as well as the recommended number of hours to complete the respective unit. For complete details of targeted expectations within each unit and activity, please see each Unit Overview found in the CGW4U course profile.
Unit Order
Unit Name
Suggested Time
Unit 1
Studying Issues: Ways of Seeing
20 hours
Unit 2
Geopolitics: Patterns of Power
20 hours
 
Mid Semester Point
Unit 3
Demographics: Challenge and Change
20 hours
Unit 4
Interdependence: Environment and Economy
20 hours
Unit 5
Sustainability
20 hours
Final
Independent Study Unit
10 hours
 
 
Total: 110 hours