A - Social Studies 11 - Today in class we'll review yesterday's work on population issues (finishing up mortality factors, discussing rate of natural increase and looking at both population pyramids and the demographic transition model). We'll then move into dependency ratio and China's One Child policy. We'll work through questions 1-4 on the Reading a Graph activity on page 327 and questions 2 & 3 on page 331 in the Counterpoints textbook together as a class. This work (along with the information on page 328) will help you with your Population activity. The remainder of the class will be spent on the Population Activity handout that you got yesterday in class. Tomorrow we'll look at population density, carrying capacity, and begin our look at living standards.
BBC News - Has China's One Child Policy Worked?
BBC News - China 'Steps Up' One Child Policy
China's One Child Family Policy
China's One Child Polict Enters New Phase
Yesterday a 7.0Mw earthquake struck Haiti on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. As we go through our unit on population and living standards it may be a good idea to watch the news this week to see the effects of a large natural disaster on a Highly Indebted Poor Country. Check out the following links for more:
Map courtesy of USGSCIA World Factbook on Haiti
WRI: Why Haiti is so Poor
Globe & Mail article on Haitian earthquake
B - Geography 12 - Today we are going to make sense of ecosystem evolution and community succession (thrown in will be the terms establishment and extinction). We'll try to understand how species co-evolve and adapt to create complex communities (self regulation and emergent properties) and then we'll look at Mount Saint Helens to understand primary and secondary succession. You'll need to complete questions 21 & 22 from page 662 of your Geosystems text along with a question on fire ecology and the effects of modern fire suppression. For more on ecosystem services and conservation see the Earth Pulse website.
C - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today was one of those days...we seemed to talk a great deal about animal cruelty and tipping cows. In the end we discussed our rights and obligations upon arrest. Tomorrow we'll talk about bail and begin our look at the court system here in BC.
D - Law 12 - Today we begin looking at Family Law and our focus is on marriage and divorce. We will understand the differences between the formal and essential requirements of marriage. Here's an example: In BC sections 28 & 29 of the Marriage Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 282 indicates consent is required to marry someone under the age of 19 and forbids marriage to someone under the age of 16. Specifically the act states:
28 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4), a marriage of a person, not being a widower or widow, who is a minor must not be solemnized, and a licence must not be issued, unless consent in writing to the marriage is first given
(a) by both parents of that person if both are living and are joint guardians, or by the parent having sole guardianship if they are not joint guardians or by the surviving parent if one of them is dead,
(b) if both parents are dead, or if neither parent is a guardian, by a lawfully appointed guardian of that person, or
(c) if both parents are dead, and there is no lawfully appointed guardian, by the Public Guardian and Trustee or the Supreme Court.
29 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a marriage of any person under 16 years of age must not be solemnized, and a licence must not be issued.
(2) If, on application to the Supreme Court, a marriage is shown to be expedient and in the interests of the parties, the court may, in its discretion, make an order authorizing the solemnization of and the issuing of a licence for the marriage of any person under 16 years of age.
In the remaining time left in class you may continue working on your civil law case study project. You should be aware that there are 6 classes remaining until our final exam days and 8 classes remaining until our major project is due....no pressure.
BC Vital Statistics Agency - How to get married in BC
JP Boyd's BC Family Law Resource - Legal Requirements for a valid marriage
MacLean Family Law Group - How to get married in BC
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