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Students are using ESRI Canada data base in the computer lab to produce computerized maps. New local data banks have been purchased.

Field Studies of the local community using GPS technology linked with photos from the digital camera are stored in presentation format. New GPS units have been purchased.

Department of Geography

Department Information

There are 4 teachers in the department, all of whom hold Honours Specialists in Geography. The geography department has recently purchased a G.I.S. (Geography Information System) for the Geography students at Mac.

Highlights

The Great Canadian Challenge is held in the Fall of each year for the grade 9 and grade 10 students all over Canada. We are fortunate to have had students from the school at the Provincial competition over the years.

Many field studies are offered in the Geography Department at Macdonald. They provide students with an opportunity to enrich their classroom studies with first hand experiences. During the March Break students have travelled to Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Costa Rica, and France. See the Geography Office for details about this year's trip. The chart below outlines the trips for the 2008-09 academic year.

Grade	Trip Location
Grade 9 and 10	Kensington Market/Chinatown
Grade 9 and 10	Toronto Bluffs and Don Valley Brick Works
Grade 11 Physical	Oak Ridges Moraine
	Warsaw Caves
	Tree Planting
	Science Centre
	Niagara Escarpment (possibly overnight)
Grade 11/12 Travel and Tourism	March Break Trip
	Wonderland
	Toronto City Tour
Environment and Resource Management Grade 12	Oak Ridges Moraine
	Rouge River Valley
	Tree Planting
	Tommy Thompson Park
	Niagara Escarpment
World Issues Grade 12	UN Conference
World Issues Grade 12	Global Water Conference

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