Gr. 9 Applied Geography Exam Review

Exam Format:

Part A:Map10 marks

Part B:True/False10 marks

Part C:Multiple Choice20 marks

Part D:Short Answer17 marks

Part E:Image Analysis12 marks

Total:70 marks

Exam length:90 mins.

What you should bring:Pen and Pencil, eraser, ruler

The following is a guideline of what you can expect to see on the exam. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that this review is simply meant as a GUIDELINE. Anything covered throughout the semester can be considered fair game on the final exam, you should therefore go through all your notes first to have an overall understanding of the course, and use this review as a checklist of the most important information.

Mapping Unit:

  • Basic components of a Map
  • Labelling major cities, bodies of water and provinces

Unit I: Interactions in the Physical Environment

  • What is Geography?
  • Ecozones (largest, smallest, flattest, most northern, where we live)
  • Age of our Earth – 4.6 billion years old
  • Plate Tectonics – concept of Pangea
  • Continental Drift – how it works
  • Effects of Plate Tectonics: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis and where they occur
  • Different plate movements – divergent, transform, convergent, subduction
  • Factors that affect Climate in Canada (6) – be able to explain an area's climate based on these factors (LOWER NEAR WATER)

Unit II: Managing Canada's Resources and Industries

  • The Lorax as it relates to sustainability
  • What does sustainability mean?
  • Mining – Types of fossil fuels, types of minerals, methods of mining
  • Alberta Tar sands issue
  • Farming - Issues involving farming
  • Forestry – Clear cutting, Shelter-wood logging and selective cutting
  • Fisheries – what is fished on East coast vs. West coast
  • Green Energies – on Halton Clouds
  • How does a typical family pollute water?
  • What is meant by your Ecological footprint?

Unit III: Liveable Communities

  • Rural settlement patterns – 3 types
  • Terms – rural/urban/suburb, urban sprawl, rural-urban fringe
  • 7 different types of Land Use
  • Principles of Smart Growth
  • Places to Grow Plan – key ideas

Unit IV: Changing Populations

  • Population density vs. Population distribution
  • Population pyramids – Difference between LEDC (developing) and MEDC (developed) countries and why?
  • Immigration vs. Emigration
  • Melting pot vs. Cultural mosaic
  • Importance of Immigration to Canada and where immigrants settle
  • Cultural stages an immigrant may go through

**** To study use your notes, textbook, Halton Cloud and my website: ****

Review techniques and Study tips

  • Get organized! Are your notes complete?
  • Do you understand everything? If not, make a list of questions to ask
  • Listen for hints that your teacher may give you!
  • Start studying by reading all your notes – if there is a text- confirm understanding by reading the relevant section in your text. BUT for most kids, reading is NOT enough.....so make notes from your notes/text.
  • When making review notes – use different colours, create lists, organize info in tables, draw diagrams etc...
  • Group info – try and relate it to relevant areas (ie. Video worksheets – summarize and include in your study notes)
  • For memory work – use Acronyms/Pneumonics/numbering – highlight sections to help you remember things.
  • Once your study notes are complete – cover up parts to test yourself, review out loud
  • Have someone test you/test each other. Make up questions for each other

Strategies for the test/exam:

  • Use smart multiple choice strategies – process of elimination- first instinct is usually correct
  • Use the test to your advantage (look for answers)
  • Use the marking scheme to guide you in terms of the detail of your answer.
  • Watch your time! If a question (such as multiple choice is not worth very much....move on if you are unsure, and put an asterisk by it to remember to return to it if time permits)
  • When answering a question – read the question carefully or re-read the question to make sure you are answering it appropriately.
  • If time permits, take the time to check your work. Don't just rush to 'get out of there'