TThis exam will be written ON CAMPUS.

You MUST write the exam on campus unless you have been out of the country for the ENTIRE semester.

The date and time of the exam will be announced in the Final Examination Schedule prepared by the Registrar’s Office. 

Please do not make travel plans until the schedule is published. If you travel out of Vancouver before the scheduled exam, you will receive a “0” on the exam.

Please note instructors are NOT at liberty to reschedule final examinations.

Rescheduling is ONLY possible in case of an exam conflict or exam hardship.

  • An exam conflict happens when multiple exams are scheduled on the same day at the same time.
  • An exam hardship is defined as three or more end-of-term exams in a 24-hour period.

For students who have exam conflicts or hardships, contact the Registrar at registrarialservices@corpuschristi.ca or visit the Registrar’s office in Room 305 before the announced deadline (usually late November). You may take one of the conflicting exams on the makeup exam day scheduled for the end of the exam period (mid-late December).  

The exam will be ON CAMPUS. 

  • Please bring photo ID.  You may NOT write the exam without it.
  • Any academic dishonesty will result in a “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course.
  • Please use a PEN – NOT a pencil.  Pencil answers will not scan and be legible. No electronic devices of any kind, notes, or aids are permitted.
  • All student belongings must be placed at the front of the class, including phones, watches and all personal electronic devices. You do NOT need any electronic device
  • Please use the bathroom before the exam begins. In emergencies, a student has the right to use the bathroom. Bathroom visits must occur later in the exam period, and they should be of a short length of time.
  • If you are overseas, contact the instructor immediately to discuss options.

Any academic dishonesty will result in a “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course. Remember you are studying in Catholic learning environment and are expected to behave by standards of Christian morality and ethics.

The exam covers chapters 8-11 in 4CE (Chapters 8-10 in 3CE), and Chapter 20 text and online notes

It is 2 hours long. It will consist of multiple choice questions, some diagram questions, and 4-5 paragraph/short answer questions.

Some things to study …

(not an exhaustive list, but these will show up in some form …)

  • various air masses (mT, mP etc)
  • different climate zones
  • actual and potential evapotranspiration/soil moisture deficits/etc
  • various biomes
  • what influences climate
  • DAR/MAR
  • various fronts (warm/cold/etc)
  • basic cloud types
  • biogeography
  • cyclones and anticlyclones / high and low pressure
  • severe weather
  • dew point
  • severe weather

I will NOT have questions on the online notes on theological issues in lectures and Christianity and Environment online notes. These are for your consideration and edification.

How to Study …

  1. The College provides study resources. Check them out.
  2. Read over the online notes.  The exam is based on them.
  3. Make your own notes based on what you read.
  4. Quiz yourself.
  5. Use the questions at the end of each chapter in the text as a guide to study
  6. Make up your own questions to test yourself
  7. Use flashcards for key terms and concepts
  8. 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.
  9. 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

You can NOT use your notes, my notes, or the text during the exam. Doing so will mean an automatic 0 and will be referred to the Dean for further discipline.

What Should You Bring or NOT Bring?
You should bring … Yourself!  (refreshed, relaxed, invigorated)
You should NOT bring …
  • Your text or notes (sorry, this exam is not open book)
  • Your cousin (a geography graduate student at Cambridge)
  • A calculator (any math will be VERY simple)
  • Another cell phone, iphone, tablet, netbook, desktop, or other electronic device other than what you need for Zoom
  • Any crib notes, cheat sheets, or other “aids”
You’ll do fine!  That’s about it!  Study hard!  I know there is lots to know and lots to memorize (the plague of introductory science courses!), but go at it!

Bruce