• Updated content: case studies, chapter examples, statistics
• Quality of Life added as a new theme, in addition to the
• globalization and sustainability themes
• New focus on inquiry process and activities
• New focus on forms of analysis and geographic thinking
• New ARC GIS activities
• Re-organized table of contents – with link to Big Ideas
• from the curriculum
• Available in French

Updates and New Features to 3rd Edition

• Course themes– quality of life, globalization, and sustainability
  • These course concepts will appear as:
  • Narrative inserts, within the body of the paragraphs, to highlight the relevant theme and to pose
  • a question to students based on their reading in that section
  • Captions and questions found within captions
  • Case Studies and Working it Out Features will include questions on these concepts as relevant
  • End of Chapter questions related to a specific theme will be marked by an icon at the end of the question (Q, G, S)
• Images will be updated, engaging and relevant to the context of the chapter; captions will support critical thinking and will include a question.
• Maps, Chart, and Graphs updated and redesigned for accessibility as well as for easier reading on the page.
• New Reading Supports to help make this resource more accessible to all students: bolded words provide a definition at point of use on the page, all bolded words appear in a glossary at the end of the resource, section heads will be numbered, and additional sub-heads added to break up text blocks and to guide reading.
• Working it Out – skill development feature designed to help students apply critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Case Study – is an in-depth look at an example designed to support the content of the chapter section.
• Did You Know feature provides an interesting piece of information related to the content on the page.
• Weblinks – one or more links support content on that page; allows for content to be kept current in some cases; supports student research and inquiry; links are updated annually