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.

 

1. 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.

 

2. What is the angular difference between all cardinal points on a four(4) cardinal point compass?

360⁰ / 4 cardinal point = 90⁰

 

1. 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

 

3. 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.

1. 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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1. 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.

 

2. 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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3. 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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