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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SOCIAL STUDIES 2003

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. 1 a) State the
    i) Contour interval in metres
    ii) Direction of Dadiya from Panyano
    iii) Distance by road from the road junction of Panyano to the road junction to Cham
    iii) Direction of flow of River Meme

    b) Name the features marked M, L, J and Z

    c) i) What type of settlement is Dadiya
    ii) Name any two crops which will grow well in the swampy areas of the map

  2. a) Name three types of rainfall.

    b) With the help of a diagram describe how any one type of rainfall is formed.

  3. PART II
    THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY

    Answer one question only from this part

  4. 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.

  5. a) Name four plantation farms and their locations in Ghana.

    b) State four effects of plantation farming in Ghana.

  6. PART III
    WEST AFRICA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD

    Answer one question only from this part

  7. a) State any four aims of the United Nations Organization (U.N.O).

    b) Explain two problems facing the United Nations Organization (U.N.O)

  8. What five major problems face the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?