FTCE CIRRUS NOTES SOCIAL SCIENCE 6-12 STUDY GUIDE
(GEOGRAPHY) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| EVERY
QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, Globes are accurate models of the Earth without distortion Answer: Which of the following is
an advantage of globes over maps?
Location Answer: addresses the question, where is it specifically located?
Place Answer: asks, what is it like there? and what are its qualities and characteristics?
Region Answer: asks, what do different areas have in common and why?
Human-Environment Interaction Answer: asks, what are the consequences of it being here, how
how do humans shape the environment, and how does the environment shape them?
Movement Answer: asks, what are the consequences of it being here, and how do places
connect to and interact with one another?
the rise and fall of the American dollar Answer: Which of the following is NOT an example of
geographic study?
A. patterns of volcanic eruptions
B. climate change and Global warming
C. settlement patterns in Southern Europe
D. the rise and fall of the American dollar
movement Answer: Migration patterns are an example of which geographic theme?
A. location
B. place
C. movement
D. region
Absolute Location Answer: described by its position on Earth
Situation Answer: its characteristics are described relative to those around it.
Relative Answer: positioned in relation to something else
Globes Answer: spherical representations, or models, of the Earth.
Maps Answer: representations of the Earth or parts of the Earth.
Latitude Answer: The lines that run horizontally around the Earth parallel to the equator
Longitude (meridians) Answer: The lines that run north and south from pole to pole
Prime Meridian Answer: line that runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England
at 0 degree and measured 180 degrees east and west
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(GEOGRAPHY) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| EVERY
QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Globes are accurate models of the Earth without distortion Answer: Which of the following is
an advantage of globes over maps?
Location Answer: addresses the question, where is it specifically located?
Place Answer: asks, what is it like there? and what are its qualities and characteristics?
Region Answer: asks, what do different areas have in common and why?
Human-Environment Interaction Answer: asks, what are the consequences of it being here, how
how do humans shape the environment, and how does the environment shape them?
Movement Answer: asks, what are the consequences of it being here, and how do places
connect to and interact with one another?
the rise and fall of the American dollar Answer: Which of the following is NOT an example of
geographic study?
A. patterns of volcanic eruptions
B. climate change and Global warming
C. settlement patterns in Southern Europe
D. the rise and fall of the American dollar
movement Answer: Migration patterns are an example of which geographic theme?
A. location
B. place
C. movement
D. region
Absolute Location Answer: described by its position on Earth
Situation Answer: its characteristics are described relative to those around it.
Relative Answer: positioned in relation to something else
Globes Answer: spherical representations, or models, of the Earth.
Maps Answer: representations of the Earth or parts of the Earth.
Latitude Answer: The lines that run horizontally around the Earth parallel to the equator
Longitude (meridians) Answer: The lines that run north and south from pole to pole
Prime Meridian Answer: line that runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England
at 0 degree and measured 180 degrees east and west
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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