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The instrument used to measure wind speed is the
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The equatorial climate is characterised by
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The main type of farming practised by most farmers in Ghana is
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Shifting cultivation involves
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Ghana's main seaports are
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Population density is calculated as
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Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Question 8 of 50
Day and night are caused by the
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How many degrees of longitude does the earth turn through in one hour?
Question 10 of 50
Which Ghanaian town lies on the Greenwich Meridian?
Question 11 of 50
Contour lines join places of equal
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Contour lines that are very close together show
Question 13 of 50
What is the highest point in Ghana?
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Which lake was formed when the Akosombo Dam was built?
Question 15 of 50
The harmattan in Ghana is a
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Tropical rainforest in Ghana is found mainly in the
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Rainfall caused by moist air rising over a mountain is called
Question 18 of 50
The side of a mountain that receives little rainfall is the
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Mangrove vegetation is found mainly along
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The relative humidity of air is measured with a
Question 21 of 50
On a topographical map, contour lines that are very close together show
Question 22 of 50
A six-figure grid reference gives
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Diamonds are mined in Ghana mainly at
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Manganese is mined in Ghana at
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Oil was discovered in commercial quantities in Ghana in 2007 in the
Question 26 of 50
Which of the following is a pull factor of rural-urban migration?
Question 27 of 50
The river on which the Bui Dam is built is the
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The Kainji Dam is found in
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The belt of asteroids in the solar system lies between
Question 30 of 50
The seasons are caused mainly by the earth's revolution around the sun together with
Question 31 of 50
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich (0°), what is the local time at 45°E?
Question 32 of 50
On a map with a scale of 1 : 50,000, what real distance does 4 cm represent?
Question 33 of 50
When giving a grid reference, you read first the
Question 34 of 50
Lake Bosumtwi in the Ashanti Region is believed to have formed from
Question 35 of 50
Which part of Ghana receives the most rainfall?
Question 36 of 50
The main problem of the cocoa industry in Ghana is
Question 37 of 50
Groundnut production in West Africa is concentrated in
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The main factor limiting industrialisation in many West African countries is
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A conical hill is shown on a map by
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Freeze–thaw weathering is most effective where
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Air at 30 °C holding 15 g/m³ of water when it could hold 30 g/m³ has a relative humidity of
Question 42 of 50
Dew point is the temperature at which
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The Benue River is a major tributary of the
Question 44 of 50
Monsoon climates are characterised by
Question 45 of 50
The Kainji Dam is on the River
Question 46 of 50
Two places on the equator are 30° apart in longitude. The distance between them is about (earth's circumference 40,000 km)
Question 47 of 50
A plane leaves Accra (0°) at 10:00 GMT and flies 8 hours to a city at 45°E. The local arrival time is
Question 48 of 50
On a 1:50,000 map, two points 4 cm apart differ in height by 100 m. The gradient is
Question 49 of 50
Hydrolysis in chemical weathering mainly affects
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Plate boundaries where plates move apart are
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