CGW4U1 - World Issues

World Issues “Hot Spots” Mapping Assignment

Task: The purpose of this mapping exercise is threefold:

- to identify a variety of countries that are considered current “hot spots” for
pressing Social, Economic, Environmental and Political issues;
- to understand the spatial significance of world issues;
- and to review and refine your digital mapping skills.

Part A: Making Your Map

1. Using Google MyMaps (you need a Gmail account), you will create a map with a
detailed legend, using a different layer and colour of pin for each type of issue
(SEEP). This means you will have 4 layers and 4 colours of pins.
2. Before you get started, be sure to click on the share icon and select “share this map
with anyone” so when you submit the link, I can access it!
3. Through researching, you will find several countries for each type of issue. (TIP:
use Google News, other news outlets for headlines, search various countries in the
news, etc …)
a. Level 3: Find 5-7 countries per issue
b. Level 4: Find 8-10 countries per issue
4. For example:
a. Social - Ex: Tyre Nichols murder from police brutality (United States)
b. Economic - Ex: Hyper-Inflation (Venezuela)
c. Environment - Ex: Amazon deforestation (Brazil)
d. Political - Ex: War in Ukraine
5. For each country, you will add a pin and using the pencil symbol, indicate what the
current issue is in a brief sentence or two.
6. As well, for each country you will add a photo by clicking on the camera icon and
doing a google image search.
 7. You must have each of the continents represented, and you cannot repeat a
country.

Part B: Additional Mapping Details

1. Your map must have a title

2. Your map must have a compass rose (on its own layer)
3. Locate the following bodies of water (on their own layer):
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. Arctic Ocean
e. Southern Ocean
f. Caribbean Sea
g. Gulf of Mexico
h. Persian Gulf
i. North Sea
j. Baltic Sea
k. Mediterranean Sea
l. Bering Sea
m. North Sea
n. Black Sea
o. Red Sea
p. Bay of Bengal
q. South China Sea
r. Tasman Sea
s. Yellow Sea
t. Arabian Sea

When the map is completed, paste the link for the map in the box below.

Part C: Map Analysis

 1. After creating your map, analyze any patterns you can observe in a paragraph
below.

Evaluation /40

CATEGORY LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

(50-59%) (60-69%) (70-79%) (80-100%)
KNOWLEDGE + Few... Some... Most... All...
UNDERSTANDING
● ______ of the required map
features labeled accurately

/10

APPLICATION Little... Some... Adequate... Significant...

● Paragraph shows ______
critical thinking and
analysis of the map.
● ______ mapping Few... Some… Most… All…
conventions are followed
correctly
/10

THINKING Less than 3 3-5 5-7 8-10

● ______ issues accurately
selected and annotated in map
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