BECE Social Studies Likely Questions with Excellent Answers – Set 2
BECE Social Studies Likely Questions with Excellent Answers – Let us consider the following questions and answers for the next BECE.
- Differentiate between a compass and a compass rose.
A compass is a navigational instrument consisting of a marked self-aligning magnetized pointer used for determining direction relative to the Earth’s magnetic poles but a compass rose is a figure or a symbol displayed on a map showing the direction of North relative to the other cardinal points of the compass — north, south, east, and west.
This is a compass rose.
- What is the angular difference between all cardinal points on a four(4) cardinal point compass?
3600 / 4 cardinal point = 900
- ii. What is the angular difference between all cardinal points on an eight (8) cardinal point compass?
3600 / 8 cardinal point = 450
iii. What is the angular difference between all cardinal points on a sixteen (16) cardinal point compass?
3600 / 16 cardinal point = 22 ½ 0
- List five factor to consider when giving direction
- The direction shown on a prismatic compass.
- Prominent or important land marks such as church, mosques and community centre.
- Direction and location of the sun.
Characteristics of the environment one is coming from.
BECE Social Studies Likely Questions with Excellent Answers – Let us consider the following questions and answers for the next BECE.
- List five ways of defending the integrity of the Nation.
- We can defend the integrity of the Nation by patronizing made in Ghana goods and not cheap foreign substitutes. Patronizing or buying of foreign goods only makes foreign companies and the countries richer and make Ghana poorer.
- We can defend the integrity of the Nation by defending and protecting our hard earned independence through our patriotism, tolerance and other values such as these.
- We can defend the integrity of the Nation by respecting our National symbols such as our anthem, pledge and the like.
- We can defend the integrity of the Nation by responding to National assignments such and voting during national elections.
Facts About The Environment for answering objective tests
| A drawing showing any part of the earth to scale | Map |
| The model of the earth | Globe |
| Imaginary lines from North to South on the globe | Longitudes |
| Imaginary lines are assumed and don’t exist | Trues |
| Positions or locations of places are known with the help of | Imaginary lines |
| Imaginary lines from West to East are known as | Latitudes |
| Latitude 0 degrees is also known as | The Equator |
| The only imaginary line that divides the earth into two halves –North and south is | The Equator |
| The parallel imaginary lines which do not meet | Latitudes |
| All longitudes meet at two points | The North and south poles |
| The Prime meridian ( Greenwich meridian or First meridian) is also known as | Longitude 0 degrees |
| All longitudes divide the earth into two equal halves | True |
| The earth is divided into two equal halves by | The equator and all longitudes |
| The equator and all longitudes are | Great circles |
| Areas North of the equator | Northern Hemisphere |
| Areas South of the equator | Southern Hemisphere |
| Latitude 66 ½ degrees North | Arctic circle |
| Latitude 23 ½ degrees North | Tropic of Cancer |
| Latitude 66½ degrees South | Antarctic circle |
| Latitude 23 ½ degrees South | Tropic of Capricorn |
| The area between latitude 23 ½ South and 23 ½ North | The tropics |
| Latitude 66 ½ South to the south Pole and Latitude 66 ½ North to the North pole | Temperate Zones |
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Differentiate between highlands and lowland.
Low lands are stretches of land that are relatively flat or below sea level whiles high lands are land areas that are higher than their surrounding lands.
- Tabulate five highlands in Ghana, their height and locations
| High land/mountain | Height | Location(region/town) |
| Afaja | 885 metres | Volta region |
| Agumasato | 840 metres | Volta region |
| Kwamisa | 767 metres | Ashanti region |
| Ejuanema | 775 metres | Eastern region |
| Bosumkese | 712 metres | Brong – Ahafo region |
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Tabulate four groups of highlands in Ghana, one mountain which is part of it and the location of the highland group.
| HIGHLAND GROUP | ONE MOUNTAIN | LOCATION |
| Central highlands | Busumkesi | Koforidua-kwahu-Manpong |
| Gambaga highlands | Gambaga escarpment | Northen Region-Gambaga |
| North-West highlands | Wa scarp | Upper West region |
| Akwapim-Togoland | Agumasato/Afaja | Akwapim –Togo |
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