Ms. Lindsay’s Semester 1 Geography Exam Review
UNIT 1: Introduction to Geography
1.
Know how to label on a map of Canada: the provinces, territories,
capital cities, and major bodies of water
2.
Major lines of the earth – Equator, Prime Meridian
3.
Latitude/longitude – nicknames, number of lines for each, direction
in which they run
4.
Compass Rose - directions and the corresponding bearings
5.
Scale – types of scale, how to measure distance using scale, and how
to convert between scales
6.
Time zones – how many in Canada, order from west to east, be able
to calculate times in different time zones, and major cities found in
each time zone (Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa,
Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown)
UNIT 2: Physical Connections
1. Layers of the earth
2. Canada’s landform /ecozone regions –know which of these regions
you live in.
3. Major cities found in Canada’s landform regions
4. Types of rocks
5. The rock cycle
6. Geologic history – 1 geologic & biologic characteristic for each era
7. What is Pangaea?
8. Difference between deciduous and coniferous trees
9. 6 Factors affecting climate – what are they? Which factor do you
think affects Canada’s climate the most?
10. What is the tree line?
11. Climate types – how do you determine whether a region has a
maritime/continental climate type
12. Types of precipitation – how is each one caused?
13. Climate graphs – be able to interpret and make calculations from
information obtained i.e. avg. annual temperature, temperature
range, total annual precipitation
UNIT 3: Human Connections
1.
Demography - immigration/emigration, push/pull factors, intervening
obstacles
2.
Formulas and definitions –population density,
immigration/emigration rate, death/birth rate, natural
increase/decrease, net migration rate, population growth rate,
doubling time, and dependency load
3.
Know the different population distributions
4.
How to interpret population pyramids? (dependency load, what
information you can gather from reading pyramid)
5.
What is meant by the term “cultural mosaic” or “melting pot”?
6.
Advantages/disadvantages to using Canada’s immigration point
system
7.
What was the baby boom?
8.
Urban land use types.
9.
Urban settlement patterns.
10. Canada’s Aboriginal People – 3 groups Aboriginal people divided into,
treaty, reserve, land claim, First Nation, Aboriginal People
11. What are the problems caused with the treaties that were signed
between the Canadian government and the Aboriginal People
UNIT 4: Economic & International Connections
1.
Industry types – primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
2.
Primary – study notes from the group presentations
3.
Secondary - Location factors for factories
4.
Tertiary – basic vs. non-basic services
5.
What is the “global village”?
6.
Grouping Countries - Levels of development, limitations of grouping
countries
7.
Trade – balance, surplus, deficit
8.
Examples of Canada’s major imports/exports
9.
Canada’s trading partners
10. What is an “ecological footprint” and how can you reduce your
ecological footprint?
11. What is climate change?