Geography 12 Study Suggestions

Geog 12 Final Exam Review Suggestions (Final Exam is Wednesday June 20th at 8:45 – 11:00 in Room 311) _________________________________________________________ To Do: 1. Go over and correct any old tests, quizzes, vocabulary sheets, and worksheets that you were given throughout the year. 2. Come in and get extra help after school or come in during the exam week. 3. Get together with another student and quiz each other. 4. Check www.learnnowbc.ca for the online study guide. You may need your 9 digit number off any report card. 5. Go to the Ministry of Education Website at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/ review the details of the course content, exam specs., and old practice exams. Note: If you’re just following links from the BC Ministry of Education site go to Kindergarten-Grade 12 then Support then Curric and Assessment 6. Look at definitions and examples of geologic features found in Canada at a very friendly website at http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/landscapes/provinces_e.php 7. Other? ________________________________________________ Good luck with your studying and on the exam. Mr. Robinson _______________________________________________________________ Notes From 2010 Unavailable Exam: OOOOOOOOOOOOO Renewable vs. Non-renewable energy forms Exploitation of resources Clear-cut logging Seismograph Five themes of geography(see notes from first day) Spheres of the earth(ex. Hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere …) Carbon cycle Albedo(reflectivity of a surface – usually as a %) Ozone depletion by chlorofluorocarbons(CFC’s) which leads to skin cancer, sunburns, . . . Westerly winds, trade winds, Types of precipitation and cloud formation: convection(rising warmer air cooling like at the equator), cyclonic(as around a low pressure area), orographic/relief (as air is forced up mountains like on the west coast of BC) Tornados- which types of air masses involved? . . . marine tropical(mT) and continental polar (cP) are meeting and causing extreme thunderstorm activity. Direction of weather map symbols Cross sections of cyclonic system Climate controls: relief, altitude, latitude, continentality vs maritimity, and aspect(which way is the slope facing?) Biomes and what plants and animals have done to adapt to them Xerophytes and sieozems (desert plants and soils) Climate graphs(yaaa – I know how you love them!) Overgrazing and fuel wood collection in Africa and the damage that does to their environ. Rock types and the rock cycle Asthenosphere(weak layer in the upper mantle) Hot spot volcanism( Hawaii has the classic examples) Shield volcanoes versu the other types(strato/composite and cinder cones) Converging plates makes compression therefore fold mountains(anticlines and synclines) or trust faults or reverse faults – not my fault) Diverging plates makes tension therefore rift valleys(grabens) and horsts(elevated block mountains) Sills, dykes, laccoliths, . . . Fault types Focus vs epicenter Talus/ scree – usually due to frost shattering above Solution (from dissolving) Aquifer Playa lakes Attrition (mutual wearing down of rock particles during transport by wind, water or ice so they get smaller, smoothed and rounded)(as opposed to: saltation,traction,suspension,corrosion, corrasion, plucking,and abrasion) Delta types Spits Longshore drift Undercutting of a river bank(outside of the meander) by hydraulic action and corrasion Drumlins – typical of continental glaciation + all other glacial features Fast flowing stream are younger, have greater gradient(steepness) so are in areas where the contour lines are closest together Fluvial (means river related)

New Marks Feb.9th (Note to Parents)

We've started a new semester. Your son's or daughter's marks will be posted(using their student numbers for privacy) routinely - usually once per week. If you don't think you are getting the information you need please get them to pick up a printout to take home.

Last semester's marks are also posted. Students may get a printout as well. Contact me at the school 837-2173 or at home 837-5813 or email grobinson@sd19.bc.ca

Thanks for your help. G. Robinson

Term 2 Marks Sent Home Tue. and Wed.

All students will be given a printout of their term 2 marks on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. They are instructed to take this to their parents. Please contact me if you have questions. A final semester (course) mark will be posted outside the classroom next week. Counsellors will also have copies of the final course marks. If parents want a printout of the overall mark after the final exam please get your son or daughter to pick up a copy next week. Thanks, G. Robinson

Science 8 Study Suggestions

Science 8 Review Suggestions (Your final exam is on Wed. January 25th in the morning)

You will be tested on the following chapters:

Cells and Systems Chapters 1 to 3
Optics Chapters 4 to 6
Fluids and Dynamics Chapters 7 to 9

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To Do:
1. Read over the “Check Your Understanding” at the end of each chapter and make sure you can do the questions. Make certain you can define all of the terms highlighted in bold type within each chapter plus the vocabulary words at the end of each unit. Check these with the glossary on page 507.

2. Make sure you can do the Chapter Review at the end of each chapter.

3. Go over and correct any old tests, quizzes, reviews and worksheets that you were given throughout the year.

4. Come in and get extra help after school if you need it. Contact me at home 837-5813 or email grobinson@sd19.bc.ca

5. Get together with another student and quiz each other.

6. Check www.learnnowbc.ca for the online study guide. You’ll need your 9 digit pen from an old report card.

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Good luck with your studying.

Mr. Robinson

Don’t forget to . . .
√ Bring a calculator and pencil and ruler

Science 10 Final Exam Study Suggestions

Science 10 Review Suggestions (Provincial Exam is Thursday Jan. 26 12:30 PM)

You will be tested on the following chapters:

Chemistry: Chapters 6 - 9
Ecosystems: Chapters 2 – 5
Radioactivity: Chapters 10 - 11
Plate Tectonics: Chapters 17 – 18
Motion: Chapters 12 – 13
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To Do:
1. Read over the “Check Your Understanding” in each chapter. Make sure you can define all of the terms highlighted in bold type within each chapter plus the vocabulary words in the chapter or from the list I gave you. Check these with the glossary on page 565.

2. Make sure you can do the “Review Key Ideas and Vocabulary” at the end of each chapter.

3. Go over and correct any old tests, quizzes, reviews and worksheets that you were given throughout the year.

4. Come in and get extra help after school if you need it. Contact me at home 837-5813 or email grobinson@sd19.bc.ca to set up the best time - or drop in to room 131 next week. You are expected to be in class next Monday and Tuesday.

5. Get together with another student and quiz each other.

6. Check www.learnnowbc.ca for the online study guide. You’ll need your 9 digit pen from an old report card.

7. Go through the provincial exams and keys at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/specs/grade10/science/welcome.htm
Go to student menu then past and sample exams and keys. Do not print these off at RSS as they are 40+ pages each.
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Good luck with your studying. Don’t rush through your test. Mr. Robinson

Don’t forget to . . .
√ Bring a calculator and pencil and ruler

Happy New Year/Marks Posted/Semester End

Welcome back students and hello to all of you parents reading this. As you know the semester will end on Friday January 27th. If you're not sure how your son or daughter is doing at this time (or anytime) please remind them to check their posted marks in the classroom and get back to you. These are updated about once per week. If you need more info please email grobinson@sd19.bc.ca or phone RSS after school. Thanks, G. Robinson