Exam Topics:
Eco-zones and Eco-disasters
Eras
Rock Cycle
Continental Drift / Plate Tectonics
Landform Regions
Factors that Effect Climate
Climate Graph
Climate Statistics
Glacial Landforms
Ecozones
Population
Demographics
Population Statistics
Pop Pyramids
Cultural Mosaic
Types of Immigration
Points Systems
Intervening Obstacles
Illegal Migration
Rural Settlement
Nunavut
Canada's Carrying Capacity
Ecological Footprints
Forestry
Fishing
Mining (including oil)
Canada and the World
Trading and Foreign Investment
Global Warning, Kyoto, and the Clean Air Act
Globalization
Geographic Skills
Contours
Compass Directions and Bearings
Scales, Scale Conversion, Measuring Distances
Exam Outline
Aids Permitted: calculator ruler protractor
Total: 63 marks
Part A: Multiple Choice (30 marks)
Circle the best possible answer below for the multiple choice questions which
follow.
Part B: Graphical & Statistical Analysis (11 marks)
Part C: Critical Thinking (8 marks)
a) Choose one of the following issues…(3 choices)
b) Identify two different stakeholders (interest groups) who have opposing
views on the chosen issue.
c) Explain the point of view for each of the two interest groups you
identified in question (b).
d) State two reasons (each supported with specific facts) to back up each
interest groups’ point of view.
Part D: Supported Opinion Essay Outline (14 marks)
Your task is to complete the essay outline chart below by including…
• A detailed thesis statement in response to the question that is posed
to you. (2 marks)
• Three arguments (argument #1 from the Population Dynamics unit,
argument #2 from Canada's Carrying Capacity: Natural Resources unit, and
argument #3 from the Global connections unit) which support your thesis.
Write each argument in a topic sentence that defends you thesis (3 marks)
• Choose one specific supporting fact (a) which justifies your
argument. Then explain why that fact is significant (b) and link it (c) to
your thesis statement. Marks will not be awarded for vague statements!