Exams at the Canadian Championships
International Academic Competitions organizes Canadian Championship Exams across numerous academic disciplines. The exams will be offered on various fields of history and geography as explained below.
Each exam will consist of multiple choice questions with each correct answer worth 2 points, an incorrect response worth -1 point, and an answer left blank worth 0 points. The time limit will be 25 minutes for each exam. Ties will be broken through tiebreaker questions with numerical answers. Students will be ranked against other students in their age division, and the top three students in each division will earn medals. No prior qualification is needed to take any of the exams.
Map and Flag Exam
This visually-based exam will ask students to identify maps and flags of different countries, states, cities, and other geographical entities. For the map section, students will also be asked to interpret maps and use spatial reasoning skills to answer questions that do not require prior knowledge of geographic locations, but do require a student to use maps in the way that a professional geographer would do.
Historical Geography Exam
This exam will cover the impact of geography on historical events, and examine questions of population movements, shifts in national and imperial borders, the spread of languages and religions, exploration and trade patterns, military campaigns, and more.
Military History Exam
This exam will cover all facets of military history from ancient civilizations to the present-day. In addition to battles and wars, questions will also cover military technology, strategy and tactics, and how military outcomes shaped the contours of history.