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Curriculum expectations
B1— describe some similarities and differences in the ways in which people in two or more communities in different parts of the world meet their needs and have adapted to the location, climate, and physical features of their regions (FOCUS ON …B2— use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, including the climate, of selected communities, including at least one contemporary First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community, and the ways in which people in …B3— identify and locate various physical features and selected communities around the world, including at least one contemporary First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community, and describe some aspects of people’s ways of life in those communities (FOCUS ON: Significance)
Lessons
- Showing the world on a mapThat countries, continents and waters can be located and shown in different ways, and how to find the equator and the two halves of the earth (B3.1, B3.2).
- Looking after water, air and soilWhy sustainability matters in the way people live with their natural environment (B1.3).
- How people get waterBasic human needs, and some ways communities meet the need for water (B3.6).
Brief
Strand B of the Grade 2 Social Studies course: People and Environments, on communities around the world, their needs, their location and climate. It has three lessons, on maps and the equator, the environment, and water. 1
Sources
- The Ontario Curriculum: Social Studies, Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography, Grades 7 and 8 (2023)
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand B: People and Environments: Global Communities”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g2-social-studies-b/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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