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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SOCIAL STUDIES 2007

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
GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND STABILITY

Answer one question only from this part.


  1. a) Outline any four reasons for the coming of the early Europeans into West Africa.

    b) What four effects did the coming of the Europeans have on the people?

  2. a) Give four reasons why Ghana should be self-reliant.

    b) State four measures that can make Ghana self-reliant

    3. PART II
    ENVIRONMENT

    Answer one question only from this part

  3. a) Name three types of rainfall experienced in Ghana.

    b) Describe how any one of the rainfall types is formed.

  4. a) Identify four sources of superstitious beliefs in Ghana.

    b) Outline four effects of superstition on the social and economic development of Ghana.

    5. PART III
    SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Answer one question only from this part

  5. a) Mention four natural resources of a country.

    b) In what four ways can the natural resources of Ghana be exploited and used more efficiently?

  6. Use the figures in the table below to answer the questions that follow.
    GHANA‘S POPULATION IN THE YEAR 2000

    Age Population Percentage
    0—17 9,825,600 53.4%
    18—59 7,728,000 42.0%
    60+ 846,400 4.6%

    a) Calculate, showing working:
    i) the total population;
    ii) the percentage of the population that is supported by the working population.

    b) State any four effects of this age distribution on development in Ghana.

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