• Review the chapters in the text.  Note that I will NOT ask you anything that is only in the text, but not in your notes
  • Check out the resources at www.masteringgeography.com.  There are review questions and practice quizzes on the site (if you don’t have access it’s not essential, but it may be useful).
    1. On the day of …
    • Make sure you are in a quiet, private place.
    • You DO need a device with a webcam or equivalent for Zoom.  Ideally this will be a second device (like your phone) so it can show your workplace and you, yourself.
    • Do NOT bring your text or notes (sorry, this exam is not open book!)
    • You do NOT need a calculator or ruler
    You’ll do fine!  Study hard!  I know there is lots to know and lots to memorize (the plague of introductory science courses!), but go at it! Try to remember that this is God’s creation we are studying (it’s one of the symptoms of the Fall that studying divine artistry seems like drudgery!).   As you study the Earth as God’s creation, and its natural systems, you are studying God’s handiwork! You are doing theology (learning about God)!  Hard though it is, try to keep that perspective going … God bless, Bruce

    Mid Term Study Guide

    The mid term exam will be based on lecture material and readings covered in the first half of the term.  It will be based on Chapters 1, 12-15 in 4CE (Chapters 1, 11-14 in 3CE ) of Geosystems and online notes covering those chapters The exam is a Quiz on Canvas. The exam will be 1.5 hours .  It will include multiple choice and short answer (2-3 sentences or a paragraph or two) questions. The Exam is NOT open book.  ANY cheating, use of notes, text, or communication during the exam will result in a “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course. In order to prevent cheating, but in order to provide supervision,  I will set up a Zoom call and send you a link. Please use a separate device for Zoom that shows your workspace (desktop) and YOU, yourself.  🙂 During the exam, please have your camera turned on, so I can make sure you are not using other study materials. 
    1. Know some things including (this is NOT an exhaustive list!) …
    • weathering
    • volcanoes
    • rivers and erosion (meanders and all that)
    • faults
    • rock stress strain and surfaces (Figure 12.7)
    • the 3 main different classes of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic)
    • the basic structure of the earth
    • latitude and longitude
    • basic map projections
    • slopes and mass movement
    • types of equilibrium in systems
    • how to read an NTS map (grid references, scales, etc – NOT all the individual symbols for churches, schools, etc)
    1. How to Study …
    • The College provides study resources. Check them out.
    • Read over the online notes.  The exam is based on them.
    • Make your own notes based on what you read.
    • Quiz yourself.
    • Use the questions at the end of each chapter in the text as a guide to study
    • Make up your own questions to test yourself
    • Use flashcards for key terms and concepts
    • As you read the notes, do use the figures in the text (an online resources) as references. The figures/pictures really help you visualize what you’re studying.
    • Review the chapters in the text.  Note that I will NOT ask you anything that is only in the text, but not in your notes
    • Check out the resources at www.masteringgeography.com.  There are review questions and practice quizzes on the site (if you don’t have access it’s not essential, but it may be useful).
    1. On the day of …
    • Make sure you are in a quiet, private place.
    • You DO need a device with a webcam or equivalent for Zoom.  Ideally this will be a second device (like your phone) so it can show your workplace and you, yourself.
    • Do NOT bring your text or notes (sorry, this exam is not open book!)
    • You do NOT need a calculator or ruler
    You’ll do fine!  Study hard!  I know there is lots to know and lots to memorize (the plague of introductory science courses!), but go at it! Try to remember that this is God’s creation we are studying (it’s one of the symptoms of the Fall that studying divine artistry seems like drudgery!).   As you study the Earth as God’s creation, and its natural systems, you are studying God’s handiwork! You are doing theology (learning about God)!  Hard though it is, try to keep that perspective going … God bless, Bruce