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CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY
CGC 1D1
EXAM REVIEW
EXAM FORMAT
Your Final Exam will appear in the following format.
Part A - KNOWLEDGE - 25 MARKS
Multiple Choice
 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)
 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)
 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
1. Canada (20 marks) – landform regions
 In this section, you will complete a chart using a word bank
Part D – APPLICATION - 5 MARKS
Fill in the Blanks
 Calculations are involved
Part E – APPLICATION - 20 MARKS
Graphing
 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
 In this section you will be required to choose one of three topics and write a series
of paragraphs (4 in total)
 You must have an introductory paragraph, 2 body paragraphs and a concluding
paragraph.
 The topics are issues we have looked at in class
 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)
 Canadian time zones
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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
Unit 2 – Physical Geography
 Landform regions- locations
 Layers of the earth
 What climate region do you live in?
 Rock Cycle
 Precipitation-Cyclonic,
convectional, Relief
 Theory of Continental Drift
Unit 3 – Human Geography
 Types of Immigrants
 Types of Industry
 Urban/Rural interactions
 Natural Increase Rate
Major lines of longitude/latitudeMaximum? How is it measured?
Major Bodies of Water in Canada
Compass Rose
Continents
Types of Maps
Map Projections
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J. Tuzo Wilson & plate tectonics
Rock Types
Factors that affect Climate
Geologic Eras- major events
Continental/Maritime Climates
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Population Pyramids
Immigrant/Emigrant/Refugee
Push/Pull/Intervening factors
Land Use
Unit 4 – Humans and the Environment
 Primary Industry
 Secondary Industry
 Tertiary Industry
 Quarternary
Unit 5 – Canada & The World
 Canada largest trading partners
 7 Continents
 United Nations
 Trade Terminology
 Major countries i.e. Rwanda,
Greenland, India, South Africa,
China, Brazil, Australia, Russia,
Italy,
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Imports and Exports
Rwanda- What happened?
Developed/Developing/Newly
Industrialized countries
Child Labour
Population Density