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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SOCIAL STUDIES 2001

THEORY QUESTIONS

SECTION B
ESSAY

Answer three questions only, choosing one question from each section.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material
All questions carry equal marks

PART I
MAP SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENT

Answer one question only from this part.


  1. (a) Describe each of the following landforms:
    (i) a ridge
    (ii) a plateau
    (iii) a conical hill
    (iv) an escarpment

    (b) Draw a simple labelled contours to represent the landforms mentioned in (a) above using a vertical interval of 50 metres

  2. (a) State the difference between weather and climate.

    (b) Mention four elements of the weather and name the instrument used to measure each of them.

    (c) In what four ways is rainfall important to man?

    3. PART II
    THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY

    Answer one question only from this part

  3. (a) Name four festivals in Ghana and name the people who celebrate each of them.

    (b) Give four reasons why festivals are celebrated

  4. (a) What was the Poll Tax Ordinance of 1852?

    (b) Give four reasons why the Poll Tax Ordinance failed.

    5. PART III
    WEST AFRICA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD

    Answer one question only from this part

  5. (a) Mention four causes of desertification in West Africa.

    (b) What measures can be taken to control desertification in West Africa?

  6. (a) State four functions of the Executive Secretariat of ECOWAS.

    (b) Explain four problems facing the ECOWAS.

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