1.
Which of the following rivers flow into Lake Volta?
Afram
Pra
Densu
Tano
Answer: A
2.
The first general election held in the Gold Coast in 1951 was won by the
National Alliance for the Liberals.
National Liberation Movement.
Convention People's Party.
United Goad Coast Convention.
Answer: C
3.
. A credit union is an example of a
joint stock company
co-operative society
partnership
public corporation
Answer: B
4.
Which of the following rivers does not flow into the sea?
River Volta
River Afram
River Densu
River Tano
Answer: B
5.
The Sagrenti War of 1874 was fought between the
Fantes and Asantes
British and Fantes
Akyems and Asantes
British and Asantes
Answer: D
6.
Indecent dressing among the youth should be discouraged because it
leads to increased social crime
increases peer pressure
makes them unpopular
makes them lose dignity
Answer: D
7.
In which country does the River Nile enter the sea?
Ethiopia
Sudan
Kenya
Egypt
Answer: D
8.
The fundamental laws by which a country is governed is known as
bye-laws.
legislative instruments.
constitution.
court ruling.
Answer: C
9.
Ghana is still not self-reliant because the country depends on
foreign financial support.
crude agricultural tools.
primary industries.
subsistence agriculture.
Answer: A
10.
Widowhood rites practised in Ghana should be abolished because
the widow‟s needs are not properly catered for
the children of the dead are not well looked after
they violate the rights of the widow
they are very costly to the bereaved family
Answer: C
11.
Adolescence is a period of transition from
childhood to adulthood
childhood to old age
infancy to adulthood
infancy to childhood
Answer: A
12.
The period between 400 BC and 600 AD covers
200 years
400 years
600 years
1000 years
Answer: D
13.
To sustain the operation of a business, one must
have a group of managers.
join national pension schemes.
produce quality goods
relate with business abroad
Answer: C
14.
The four cardinal points are
East, South-West, North, West
North, South, North-East, South-west
North, South, East, West
West, South – East, North-East, South
Answer: C
15.
. When the civil war broke out in Liberia a peace-keeping force was sent there by
Organization of African Trade Union Unity
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
United Nations Organization (UNO)
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Answer: E
16.
The last Governor-General of Ghana was
Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke
Sir Gordon Guggisberg
Captain George Maclean
Sir Garnet Wolsley
Answer: E
17.
Trokosi and female genital mutilation are cultural practices that must be abolished because
some people become rich through their performance
the police dislike them
they are against the rights of the victim
they are practised all over the country
Answer: C
18.

Use the sketch map of Ghana above to answer below
The town marked T is
Tamale
Bawku
Sunyani
Wa
Answer: D
19.
Which of the following values promotes unity among Ghanaians?
Logic
Tolerance
Humility
Hospitality
Answer: B
20.
Which of the following resources must be increasingly used for the rapid development of the nation?
Natural resources
Human resources
Local markets
External markets
Answer: B
21.
A set of rules that protects the lives of the people and shows how a nation should be governed is known as
conventions
constitution
rules
regulations
Answer: B
22.
Which of the following minerals is not mined in Ghana?
Diamond
Gold
Potassium
Bauxite
Answer: C
23.
The conventional sign
on a topographical sheet represents a
school
church
bridge
settlement
Answer: D
24.
Trade between two countries is called
barter trade
surplus trade
domestic trade
multilateral trade
Answer: E
25.
Universal Adult Suffrage guarantees the right to
respect the laws of the land.
pay taxes on time.
vote to elect leaders.
register as a citizen.
Answer: C
Universal Adult Suffrage means the right of citizens to vote in regular local and national elections unless otherwise restricted in accordance with the law.
26.
The first Europeans to arrive at Elmina in the fifteenth century were the
Portuguese
Danes
Dutch
British
Answer: A
27.
The ratio between distance measured on a map and the actual distance on the ground is
a sketch
a statement
layout
scale
Answer: D
28.
Answer: E
29.
The ratio between distance measured on a map and the actual distance on the ground is a
scale
layout
statement
sketch
Answer: A
30.
The African Union is a new name to replace the
United Nations Organization (UNO)
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
African Development Bank (ADB)
Answer: C
31.
The rotation of the earth on its axis causes
eclipse of the moon
eclipse of the sun
day and night
seasonal changes
Answer: C
32.
Ghana lies between latitudes
5⁰ South and 11⁰ North
5⁰ North and 11⁰ North
5⁰ North and 11⁰ South
5⁰ South and 11⁰ South
Answer: B
33.
An example of an igneous rock is
Granite
Sandstone
Gneiss
Shale
Marble
Answer: A
34.
The largest vegetation zone in West Africa is the
tropical rain forest
sudan savanna
guinea savanna
mangrove swamp
Answer: C
35.
The Governor of the Gold Coast during the 1948 riots was
Sir Gerald Creasy
Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke
Sir Aiken Watson
Sir Henley Coussey
Answer: A
36.
An advantage of a good layout for settlement is that
it reduces overcrowding of families
it promotes trading and church activities
it makes the inhabitants very rich
modern houses and schools are built
Answer: A
37.
The main work of members of parliament under Ghana‟s 1992 Constitution is to
draw a manifesto
execute laws
interpret laws
make laws
Answer: D
38.
Which of the following is not a feature of a sketched map?
Tile
Key
Scale
Landmark
Answer: D
39.
Government of the people, by the people and for the people is referred to as
socialism
monarchy
democracy
apartheid
Answer: C
40.
Ghana can minimize the importation of goods mainly by
increasing subsidies on local products
increasing taxes on imports
controlling the rate of inflation
decreasing advertisement of local products
Answer: B
a)
Describe each of the following landforms:
i)
a ridge
ii)
a plateau
iii)
a conical hill
iv)
an escarpment
b)
Draw simple labeled contours to represent the landforms mentioned in (a) above using a vertical interval of 50 metres.
a & b)
i)
A ridge is a long, narrow chain of hills which is separated occasionally by cols or passes with the land dropping away steeply on both sides. It can also be described as a long narrow stretch of highland usually with steep sides, narrow and generally flat top.

A Ridge
ii)
A plateau, also known as tableland, is an extensive and broad highland with a flat surface. It has steep slope edges. The contours of a plateau are often close together.

A Plateau
iii)
A conical hill is a hill that looks like a cone. The contour lines for a conical hill are circular in shape.

A Conical Hill
iv)
An escarpment is a hill with a steep slope known as the "Scarp Slope" at one end and gentle slope, known as the "dip slope" on the other end.

An Escarpment
(a)
How would you explain the term Environment to your study group?
(b)
In what four ways are water bodies in your community polluted?
(c)
Suggest four workable ways by which water bodies in your community can be made safe for use.
(a)
Environment refers to our physical and social surroundings. They physical surrounding includes climate, mountains, rivers, vegetation,etc. and the social surroundings include man's cultural, political and religious beliefs, etc.
(b)
Ways by which water bodies are polluted in communities
1. Discharge of industrial waste
2. Use of chemicals to fish
3. Oil spillage
4. Defecating
5. Pollution through mining
6. Dumping of solid waste
7. Dumping of liquid waste
8. Washing and bathing
9. The use of agro-chemicals for farming
10. Discharge of radioactive materials
11. Building and construction activities near water bodies
12. Erosion by running water
13. Domestic animals using same water bodies with humans
14. Farming along water bodies
(c)
Ways by which water bodies in communites can be made safe for use
1. Treatment of industrial waste
2. Treatment of sewage before discharging in to rivers
3. Monitoring ships and pipeline against leakages
4. Reclamation of spilled oil
5. Change from chemical to organic fertilizers
6. Good fishing practices
7. Public education
8. Reduction of military conflicts through dialogues and mediation
9. Enforcement of legislations on water pollution
10. Provision of alternative sources of water for farm animals
11. Provision of public utilities/incinerators/toilets
12. Conduct of environmental impact assessment before mines are opened
13. Recycling of wastes
a)
Name the three arms of Government
b)
State two functions of each of the three arms of Government
c)
Mention four sources of revenue for the district assemblies in Ghana.
a)
The three arms of Government
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judiciary
b)
Functions of the executive
1. Appoints ministers, chief Justices, etc.
2. Sign treaties on behalf of government
3. Prepares budget for the nation
Functions of the legislative
1. Making and amending of laws for the country
2. Vetting of ministers and judges nominated by the executive
3. Impeachment of President, Vice President and Supreme Court Judges when necessary
Functions of the judiciary
1. Protect human rights
2. Settle disputes and dispense justice and ensure fair judgement
3. Interpret the laws of the land and the constitution
c)
Sources of revenue to the District Assemblies in Ghana
1. Tolls or fees
2. Court fines
3. Property rates
4. Government grants for paying salaries and pensions
5. District Assembly Common Fund
6. Basic rates/land poll tax (lampoon)
7. Issuing of licenses
8. Economic ventures
9. Loans
10. Donations from NGO's
11. Royalties
(a)
Give four reasons why the transatlantic slave trade continued for a long time.
(b)
State four negative effects of the slave trade on West Africa
(a)
Reasons why the transatlantic slave trade continued for a long time
1. The European slave traders found trading in human beings very profitable
2. Slaves offered valuable economic labour on sugar, cotton and coffee plantations in the West Indies and America
3. There was ready market for slaves in mines in South America
4. The African chiefs were very greedy to make much money
5. The middlemen found it profitable
6. Africans were not recognized in their own governments to be able to oppose the traders with a united front
7. Most Africans did not know their rights
8. Some chiefs wanted guns and gunpower to wage wars to conquer other territories/to expand their kingdoms and empires
9. Red Indians could not cope with the volume of work on the plantations and mines in America and West Indies
(b)
Negative effects of the slave trade on West Africa
1. Many Africans were killed during slave raids and ethnic wars for slaves and it led to a reduction in the youthful population
2. There was loss of manpower as about 210 million able-bodied young men and women who could have worked for development were taken away
3. There was racial discrimination as the Africans were treated as sub-human beings by their white slave masters
4. Africans dispersed to many parts of the world especially the Americans, West Indies, Asia and Europe
5. Africans suffered loss of image and self-respect. They felt inferior to people of other races
6. The trade made West Africans generally unsafe because of slave raids and tribal wars
7. Africans became more barbaric and brutal than before the trade
8. Africans lost confidence in themselves in their ability to rely on their own minds and efforts to development
(a)
What is productivity
(b)
In which four ways can productivity be increased in Ghana?
(a)
Productivity is output per man-hour. It is said to be high when a person, within a given time, produces more goods/services than another person.
(b)
Ways of increasing productivity in Ghana
1. Public education of negative practices that lower productivity
2. Emphasis should be laid on technical education to train middle-level manpower
3. Workers should be motivated by improving service conditions and other benefits
4. Workers should be given on-the-job training and should attend refresher courses to improve their skills
5. In agriculture, irrigation projects should be set up to increase agricultural production
6. Credit facilities should be granted to entrepreneurs to make them put up their best
7. Planning and target setting
8. Using appropriate tools and equipment
9. Using modern technology such as computers, tractors, combine harvesters, etc.
10. Effective work ethics such as punctuality, regularity, hard work, honesty, etc.
11. Increase in the level of supervision or managerial skills
a)
Differentiate between tourism and leisure.
b)
Name the regional capitals in which the following tourists sites can be located in Ghana:
i)
Lake Bosomtwi;
ii)
Volta Estuary;
iii)
Mole National Park;
iv)
Ussher Fort
c)
Describe four ways by which tourism can be promoted in Ghana
a)
Tourism is the act of travelling to new places to see scenries and enjoy facilities there
b)
i) Lake Bosomtwi -> Kumasi
ii) Volta Estuary -> Accra
iii) Mole National Park -> Tamale
iv) Ussher Fort -> Accra
c)
1. Improving tourist facilities
2. Providing security to tourist
3. Preserving the beauty of tourist site
4. Improving sanitation around tourist site
5. Reasonable cost for tourist
6. Political stability