This exam will be written ON CAMPUS (only exceptions for students who are legitimately located overseas are permitted).

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.

Please note instructors are NOT at liberty to reschedule final examinations. Students who propose not to take a final examination at the scheduled time must apply for rescheduling to the Registrar before the last day for withdrawal from classes.     

The exam will be ON CAMPUS. 

  • Please bring photo ID. 
  • Any academic dishonesty will result in a “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course.
  • If you are overseas, contact the instructor immediately to discuss options.
  • If you are overseas, the exam will be similar to the midterm:
    • As per College policy, the exam requires a lock-down browser. Details for the Lock-down browser are on the UBC Canvas site, and here  https://rossway.net/lockdown-browser/. 
    • I have posted another one question LOCK-DOWN BROWSER TEST QUIZ so you can test your computer works with the lockdown browser.  PLEASE take it.  It will lower your stress to know your computer will work with the lockdown browser.  If you do NOT do the practice quiz, and your exam will not work with the browser, you will receive ‘0’ for the exam.
    • The exam will be monitored by Zoom. Zoom link:  https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69862707266?pwd=bDbabUYfu1mhLmWOJXUPlam0tcZw9K.1  Passcode: 2025
    • You will need a second device for Zoom (the lock-down browser will NOT allow you to use the same computer you are using for the exam).
    • Please log into the Zoom call by 4:55 pm at the latest.  Just as you would be in the exam room for an in-person exam at least 5-minutes early, please be a few minutes early for our exam.
      I will verify your ID/identity as we did on the midterm.  I have your ID PDF.  I will compare it to your face.
    • Your camera MUST show YOU AND YOUR WORKSPACE.  I will ask you to show me your surroundings periodically during the exam.
    • Any evidence of cheating will result in “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 will cover: Chapters 7-11 and 20 of Geosystems 4CE

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
  • cyclones and anticlyclones / high and low pressure
  • severe weather
  • dew point
  • issues associated with climate and climate change

Format

The exam will be 1.5 hours and will include

  • multiple choice questions
  • short answer questions (a couple of sentences)
  • longer answer questions (a paragraph)

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