Geography Mock 2026

Question 1 of 50

The imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is the

Question 2 of 50

The largest man-made lake in Ghana is Lake

Question 3 of 50

Which type of rock is formed from cooled molten magma?

Question 4 of 50

The dry, dusty wind that blows from the Sahara into Ghana between November and March is the

Question 5 of 50

The earth rotates on its axis from

Question 6 of 50

One complete rotation of the earth takes about

Question 7 of 50

Lines of latitude are also called

Question 8 of 50

Rocks formed from layers of sediments that have been compressed are

Question 9 of 50

The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the

Question 10 of 50

How many degrees of longitude make a one-hour difference in time?

Question 11 of 50

The revolution of the earth around the sun causes

Question 12 of 50

The Tropic of Cancer lies at latitude

Question 13 of 50

Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from

Question 14 of 50

A landform formed where a river deposits sediment at its mouth in a lake or sea is a

Question 15 of 50

A steep-sided valley formed by river erosion in its upper course is a

Question 16 of 50

The breaking down of rocks in place by heat, frost, chemicals or organisms is called

Question 17 of 50

On a map of scale 1 : 50 000, a distance of 4 cm represents

Question 18 of 50

The time at a place 45° east of Greenwich when it is 12 noon at Greenwich is

Question 19 of 50

An ox-bow lake is formed in the

Question 20 of 50

The representative fraction of a map with a scale of 1 cm to 1 km is

Question 21 of 50

Bauxite is mined in Ghana at

Question 22 of 50

The Akwapim–Togo Ranges run in a direction of roughly

Question 23 of 50

The land rises 100 m over a horizontal distance of 2 km. What is the average gradient?

Question 24 of 50

A V-shaped set of contours pointing uphill indicates a

Question 25 of 50

The most populated region of Ghana in the 2021 census was

Question 26 of 50

Temperature generally decreases with altitude at about

Question 27 of 50

Ghana's largest bauxite deposits are found at

Question 28 of 50

The coastline of Ghana is about

Question 29 of 50

Two places with an intervening hill between them are said to be

Question 30 of 50

The Fouta Djallon highlands are the source of rivers such as the

Question 31 of 50

Accra experienced a major earthquake in

Question 32 of 50

An inselberg is

Question 33 of 50

A ridge on a contour map appears as

Question 34 of 50

A valley on a contour map is shown by contours forming a V pointing

Question 35 of 50

At the equinox, the length of day at the equator is

Question 36 of 50

A sand bar that joins an island to the mainland is a

Question 37 of 50

When it is 12 noon at Accra (0°), the local time at a place 75°E is

Question 38 of 50

A town at 120°W has a local time of 6:00 a.m. The time at Greenwich is

Question 39 of 50

The noon sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer on about

Question 40 of 50

Stalactites and stalagmites form in

Question 41 of 50

Savanna vegetation is adapted to the dry season by

Question 42 of 50

On a map of scale 1:50,000, a road measures 7.5 cm. Its actual length is

Question 43 of 50

A major reason for the location of the aluminium smelter at Tema is

Question 44 of 50

A landform produced by wind erosion in deserts is a

Question 45 of 50

A horst is formed when

Question 46 of 50

The process of a river wearing away its bed by grinding with its load is

Question 47 of 50

The ITCZ (inter-tropical convergence zone) affects Ghana's

Question 48 of 50

The temperature at the foot of a mountain is 30 °C. Using the normal lapse rate, the temperature at 2,000 m is

Question 49 of 50

A slope rises 50 m over a horizontal distance of 1 km. Its gradient is

Question 50 of 50

An area of 4 cm² on a 1:25,000 map represents