BECE JHS Social Studies 2000 Past Questions

```Use the contour diagram below to answer Questions 1and 2. Contour values are in metres
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The vertical interval of the contour lines on the diagram is

```Use the contour diagram below to answer Questions 1and 2. Contour values are in metres
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What type of slope does the diagram show ?

The conventional sign on a topographical map represents a

Cairo in Egypt is on longitude 30°E and Tema in Ghana is on Longitude 0°. What is the time difference
between Cairo and Tema?

Latitude 66 ½ ° North refers to the

The revolution of the earth round the sun causes

The North Pole receives 24 hours of sunlight when the sun is overhead on the

Which of the following towns enjoys a cool climate throughout the year?

Thick dark clouds, thunder and lightning are associated with

What name is given to the point where a tributary joins the main river ?

Which of the following is not a coastal landform?

The main type of vegetation found in the south-western part of Ghana is the

Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?

The prevailing winds that blow over most parts of northern Ghana between November and February are
the

The railway line from Dunkwa to Awaso was built by the British mainly to transport

Which one of the following towns is noted for textile manufacturing?

The people of Ada celebrate the

Which of the following ethnic groups is found between the Pra and the Densu rivers ?

The capital built by Osei Tutu I for the Ashanti kingdom was

The Sagbadre war was fought between the Anlo and the

The British used the indirect rule system to govern the people of the Gold Coast through the

Sir Gordon Guggisberg was the Governor of the Gold Coast from

Which of the following was not a member of the Fante confederation

The Aborigines Rights Protection Society was formed in 1897 to the purpose of taxation

One of the founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was

The Watson Commission was set up in

The first Governor-General of independent Ghana was

The soldiers who returned to the Gold Coast after the Second World faced all the following problems
except

The Drakensberg mountains are found in

Tin is mined in Nigeria at

Which of the following methods is used in mining crude oil ?

The leading producer of coffee in West Africa

Which of the following people are livestock rearers in East Africa ?

All the following were important centres of the Trans-Saharan trade except

The king who expanded the Mali Kingdom into an empire was

One of the reasons for the partition of West Africa by the Europeans was to

Which of the following countries ruled Togo before the First World War?

The treaty for the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was
signed in

The Casablanca Group that helped with the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
was made up of Morocco, Guinea, Egypt, Libya, Mali and

The administrative body of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the