Grade 9 Geography Final Exam Review PDF

Grade 9 Geography Format for Final Exam 6 Parts 1. Short Paragraph Answers. You will be given 3 questions and will choose 2 to answer (a paragraph will be needed to answer the question). 2. Case Study. You will be given a short article to read (related to Geography in Canada) and then you will answe...

Grade 9 Geography Format for Final Exam 6 Parts 1. Short Paragraph Answers. You will be given 3 questions and will choose 2 to answer (a paragraph will be needed to answer the question). 2. Case Study. You will be given a short article to read (related to Geography in Canada) and then you will answer some questions about the article. 3. Multiple Choice. You will answer 10 multiple choice questions 4. Matching. You will be given a box with terms in it. Below the box will be 15 definitions. You will match the terms with the definitions. 5. Map. There will be 2 Maps of Canada. You will be asked to locate 25 places in total between the two maps) 6. Short Answer. There will be 5 questions that you will need to answer (fill-in-blanks, circle the correct answer, do a calculation, etc) Study Topics for Final Exam: Map of Canada: -Provinces and Territories -Capital and other major cities -Major Bodies of Water such as Lakes, Rivers, Bays, and Oceans -Major Islands Latitude and Longitude Direction (Compass Bearings and Degrees) Time Zones (Time Zone Map of Canada and Calculations) Continental Drift Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Landform Regions of Canada Weather and Climate Climate Graphs (how to do the 3 calculations) Factors that Effect Climate (LOWERN) Continental vs Maritime Climate Renewable vs Non-Renewable Resources Farming/Agriculture (how do we preserve our farmland from expanding cities?) Fishing Forestry Water (Why do many of our First Nations not have access to clean drinking water?) Mining Types of Industry (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary Basic Industry vs Non-Basic Industry Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Sustainability Demographics definitions and terms Census Metropolitan Areas Immigration (Push and Pull Factors) Immigration (Types) Immigration (Points System) Population Pyramids (3 types); Baby Boom; Dependency Load Future Populations (how will the world need to prepare for 1 billion more people?) On the Political Map of Canada, label the Provinces/Territories and the Capital City of each (Try this on your own without looking up answers). ֍Also review the bodies of water Map from the first Unit of the Course. You should be able to identify the large lakes and major rivers (MacKenzie River and St. Lawrence River) ֍Can you also identify where Cities such as London, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver are? ֍Do you know the Oceans surrounding Canada? ֍What about our resources and landform Regions? Do you know where the Canadian Shield is? An area known for Cod Fishing? Where Oil is extracted? ֍How about where the Tundra is? The Boreal Region? The Prairies? Appalachian Mountains? Try to complete the Time Zone Activity below. Remember, as you move WEST (to the left) you subtract an hour each time zone. If you move to the EST (to the right) you add an hour each time zone. **Newfoundland is special, it is only 30 minutes different** 1. If it is 5PM in Toronto, what time is it in Vancouver? _______ 2. If it is 3:30PM in Winnipeg, what time is it in Halifax? ______ 3. If it is 1:45PM in Ottawa, what time is it in Edmonton? ______ 4. If it is 8PM in Newfoundland, what time is it in PEI? _______ 5. If it is 10:30AM in Whitehorse, what time is it in Iqaluit? ________ Make the following Calculations: Climate Data for Glasgow, Scotland ◦C 3 3 5 7 10 13 14 14 12 9 6 3 mm 124 103 96 83 85 93 98 108 90 118 109 121 J F M A M J J A S O N D Average Annual Temperature: Total Precipitation: Temperature Range: