What is Belizean Studies?
Big Question: How do we study Belize's environment?
Unit Title: Studying the Environment
1.2 Identify sources of information that can be used to study past and present human activities
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1.3. Explain how evidence can be used to evaluate how true a statement is.
1.4 Describe the topography of Belize.
Topography means the features of the land surface - more or less the shape of the land. Geographers also study the way the surface of the land has changed in the past and is still changing. |
Key Concepts in Topography
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1.5. Describe the present day demography of Belize.
Demography is the study of human populations. This can include the following:
- How many people live in an area?
- How many males and females there are?
- How many people there are of a given age or age group?
- How many people are born, get married or die each year?
- How long people can expect to live?
- Are people moving into or out of an area?
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