Geography Exam Review

Definitions – You should be able to explain and provide an example/application of the following terms. You should also be able to incorporate these terms into your long answer question.

Prime Meridian

Fossil fuels

Greenhouse gases

Biome

Natural Resource

Fossil Fuel

Bitumen

BiPole III

GMO

Water Scarcity

Selective Breeding

Globalization

Fair Trade

Free Trade

NAFTA

Oil sands

Food security

Carbon tax

Protectionism

Sweatshop

Climate change

Trends:

-You should be able to explain/identify changes over time regarding the following

  • Canadian/Aboriginal relations regarding natural resources
  • Food production (techniques, farm size, etc.)
  • Globalization (influences, effects, etc.)

To succeed on this exam, you should be able to:

  1. Explain the difference between human and physical geography. Identify or provide examples of each while explaining the connections between them.
  2. Describe climate change and its impact on the world. Describe both the causes and impacts of climate change.
  3. Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Identify examples of each.
  4. Describe a traditional Indigenous view of nature.Identify current examples of conflict between Indigenous people and the Canadian government over natural resources.
  5. Briefly describe the issues surrounding natural resources (Canadian mining companies abroad, Bipole III, oil sands, etc).
  1. Identify issues of sustainability surrounding water both locally and globally
  1. Use lines of longitude and latitude to identify locations.
  2. Understand aboriginal hunting/fishing rights: Their purpose, their provisions, their limits.
  3. Identify the varying perspectives that exist concerning the oil sands. Where possible, use detailed stats or data to support your ideas.
  4. Understand the argument surrounding GMOs (Pros and Cons)
  5. Explain the concept of globalization and identify the ways it has positively/negatively influenced our world. Identify examples of globalization in your daily life.
  6. Differentiate between concepts of Fair Trade and Free Trade. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each.
  7. Explain the concept of sustainable development. You should be able to identify the environmental, economical, and societal elements of sustainability the issues above.

Long answer – You will be asked to write an argumentative essay that will combine many ideas from across units. The essay question will be taken from the topics above.