1. exam will cover climate, groundwater, deserts/wind, weathering, mineral resources, energy resources, together with geologic map interpretation and review of plate tectonics.

 

2. slides are comprehensive and can cover any part of course

3. 25 questions

• 2 short answer/reasoning questions
• 3 matching questions
• 5 selecting correct choices (including 2 giving reasons)
• 15 multiple-choice questions (including 8 questions on interpretation of slides)

4. question topics

• 2 questions on climate
• 4 questions on weathering & soils (includes 2 slides)
• 6 questions on groundwater (includes 1 from geologic map)
• 1 question on mineral resources (from geologic map)
• 2 questions on energy resources (includes 1 from geologic map)
• 2 questions on plate tectonics
• 3 questions on a geologic map and geologic structure (includes 1 slide)
• 1 question on rock origin (slide)
• 4 questions on landscape origin/interpretation (slides)
• some questions may involve interpretation of maps, sketches, or graphs

5. Be sure to look at study guide on p. 11-14 of lab manual, especially the study questions. I will be looking at these as I write exam.

 

6. You can look at some sample questions by following this link: final sample

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