PRESENCE OF GOD ACADEMY
END OF SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2021
FORM: TWO (2)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
NAME………………………………………………………………..DATE…………….………
Answer all questions in this section
1. The conventional sign on a map represents
A. Spot height
B. Trigonometrical station
C. Conical hill
D. Settlement type
2. 1cm to 1km expressed as representative fraction is
A. 1; 100
B. 1;1,000
C. 1;100,000
D. 1;50,00
3. Which of the following instrument is used to show direction.
A. Thermometer
B. Compass
C. Anemometer
D. Rain Gauge
4. Latitudes and longitudes are used to
A. Decorate maps
B. Locate objects on maps
C. Show the direction of streams.
D. Show heights of mountains.
5. Which country lies west of Ghana?
A. Cote d’lvore
B. Togo
C. Senegal
D. Nigeria
6. The conventional sign on a map represents
A. A marshy area
B. An area liable to flood
C. A farm
D. A settlement.
7. A major source of air pollution in the cities of Ghana is
A. Fumes from cars
B. Burning of rubbish
C. Use of pesticide
D. Colours from gutters
8. Adolescents who engage in early sex may
A. Contract HIV/ADS
B. Increase in weight
C. Grow old early
D. Grow to love sex.
9. The original home of the Dagbon people is the area around
A. Benin
B. Kumbi Saleh
C. Lake chad
D. Il-Ife
10. Which of the following is the capital of old Ghana Empire.
A. Il-Ife
B. Nigeria
C. Kumbi Saleh
D. Dagbon state
11. Who led the manprusi kingdom into Ghana?
A. Tohazie
B. Tohugu
C. Yagbonwura
D. Na Gbawa
12. After the sagrenti war in 1874, a peace treaty was signed at
A. Fomena
B. Ejisu
C. Cape coast
D. Kumasi
13. The Fante confederation agreed to have an assemble at
A. Kumenda
B. Elmina
C. Mankessim
D. Cape coast.
14. The demand for self-government now was made in 1949 by
A. Dr. J.B Danquah
B. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
C. Dr. K.A.Busia
D. Dr. Kwagyir Aggrey
15.The relationship between distance on map and the actual distance on ground is called.
A. A map
B. A scale
C. Statement scale
D. Linear scale
16. The colour used for showing rivers and lakes on a map is
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Brown
D. Green
17. The imaginary lines running from west to East on the globe is known as
A. Lines of longitudes
B. Linear lines
C. Lines on maps
D. Lines of latitudes
18. Which of the following is a principal cardinal point of the compass
A. North- East
B. East
C. South-West
D. South-East
19. Which type of scale of a map is expressed in ratio form?
A. Statement scale
B. Linear scale
C. Open divided scale
D. Representative fraction
20. A roughly drawn map usually not scale is a
A. Map
B. Sketch
C. Scale
D. Landmarks
SECTION B
Answer only two (2) questions from this section
1. (a) What is a map?
(b) Explain the characteristics of a good map
(c) State three (3) types of environmental degradation
2. (a) What is the scale of a map?
(b) State three importance of the scale of a map
(c) Differenciate between a “Sketch and a ‘Map’
3. (a) Calculate the ground distance between Kpassa and Nkwanta of 2cm to 1km
if they measure 4cm apart on a map
(b) I. What is adolescent chastity?
ii. Outlines four (4) benefits of adolescent chastity,
