Global Economic Systems · Economic Geography

Natural Resource Management

Examining the tension between economic development through resource extraction and environmental preservation.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the 'resource curse' affect the political stability of certain nations?
  2. 2What are the geographic factors that determine the success of renewable energy projects?
  3. 3To what extent should indigenous land rights dictate resource extraction policies?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Managing Canada’s Resources and Industries - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Geography
Unit: Global Economic Systems
Period: Economic Geography

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