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Geography · Grade 11

Geographic Claims and Data Ethics

Maps and location data are persuasive, and they can expose people. Learners test geographic claims by checking denominators and the ecological fallacy, explain why location data is hard to anonymise and apply protections such as aggregation, suppression and geomasking, use consent and Indigenous data sovereignty principles (CARE alongside FAIR), and spot map choices that make weak claims look strong.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 125 minutes
  • Claims and data ethics check: 11 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Evaluate geographic claims by checking counts against rates, denominators, aggregation and the ecological fallacy.
  • Explain geoprivacy risks of location data and choose protections such as aggregation, small-number suppression and geomasking.
  • Apply informed consent and Indigenous data sovereignty principles (CARE, OCAP) to geographic data projects.
  • Identify map design choices that mislead and rewrite map-based claims responsibly.

Lessons

  1. Testing geographic claims 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Geoprivacy 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Consent and data sovereignty 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Maps that mislead 5 steps2 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Claims and data ethics check 11 questions at the end

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