CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY
CGC 1D1
EXAM REVIEW
EXAM FORMAT
Your Final Exam will appear in the following format.
Part A - KNOWLEDGE - 25 MARKS
Multiple Choice
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You will be required to circle the correct answer (5 choices) for each question or statement on the Exam Paper and Scantron.
Part B – KNOWLEDGE - 30 MARKS
A. Map Identification – Canada Map (20 Marks)
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In this section, you will be given a map of Canada and asked to identify provinces, territories, capital cities and bodies of water.
B. Map Identification – World Map (10 marks)
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In this section you will be given a map of the world and asked to identify major lines and countries
Part C - THINKING - 20 MARKS
Chart Completion
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Canada (20 marks) – landform regions
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In this section, you will complete a chart using a word bank
Part D – APPLICATION - 5 MARKS
Fill in the Blanks
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Calculations are involved
Part E – APPLICATION - 20 MARKS
Graphing
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You will be supplied with a graph and you will use the given data to fill in the graph
Part F – COMMUNICATION - 30 MARKS
Series of Paragraphs
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In this section you will be required to choose one of three topics and write a series of paragraphs (4 in total)
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You must have an introductory paragraph, 2 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.
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The topics are issues we have looked at in class
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Possible topics: o Immigration o Canada as a physically diverse country o Canada and the World- Levels of development

EXAM REVIEW
CGC 1D1
Key Terms/Definitions/Concepts/Models
Unit 1 – Introduction to Geography (Geographers Toolkit)
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Canadian time zones
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Major lines of longitude/latitude-
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Main focuses of geography
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Essential mapping elements
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Geography is the study of…
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Converting map scales
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Provinces/Territories
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Capital Cities
Maximum? How is it measured?
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Major Bodies of Water in Canada
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Compass Rose
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Continents
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Types of Maps
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Map Projections
Unit 2 – Physical Geography
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Landform regions- locations
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Layers of the earth
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What climate region do you live in?
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Rock Cycle
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Precipitation-Cyclonic, convectional, Relief
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Theory of Continental Drift
Unit 3 – Human Geography
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Types of Immigrants
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Types of Industry
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Urban/Rural interactions
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Natural Increase Rate
Unit 4 – Humans and the Environment
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Primary Industry
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Secondary Industry
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Tertiary Industry
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Quarternary
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J. Tuzo Wilson & plate tectonics
Rock Types
Factors that affect Climate
Geologic Eras- major events
Continental/Maritime Climates
Population Pyramids
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Immigrant/Emigrant/Refugee
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Push/Pull/Intervening factors
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Land Use
Unit 5 – Canada & The World
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Canada largest trading partners
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7 Continents
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United Nations
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Trade Terminology
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Major countries i.e. Rwanda,
Greenland, India, South Africa,
China, Brazil, Australia, Russia,
Italy,
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Imports and Exports
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Rwanda- What happened?
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Developed/Developing/Newly
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Industrialized countries
Child Labour
Population Density