Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions

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Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
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Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 1
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(b) Reasons Why Rivers in West African Are not Navigable
1. Shallowness in depth of water: Mist of the rivers in West Africa are too shallow rendering them unfriendly for water transportation with boats. Others also dry quickly in dry reason.
2. Presence of Stamps: Some rivers also have big trees blocking the use of boats on them.
3. Winding course: Most rivers have winding courses. For example, Volta lake and River Niger.
4. Waterfalls and rapids : Most of the rivers in West Africa has their mouth as waterfalls .a king it inaccessible for travelling.
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 2
- (a) (i) A scale of a map is defined as the relationship between the distance
on the map and the actual distance on the ground.
(ii) A sketch is a roughly drawn map usually drawn not to scale while a
map is a representation of physical features of the earth usually drawn
to scale.
(b) Scale: 1 cm to 20km. That is if the land is 200km on the ground, it should
be 1cm on paper.
Length of plot = 200km
Length on the Paper = 120km÷ 20km × 1cm
= 10 × 1 cm
= 10cm long
Width of plot = 120km
Width of plot of paper = 120km÷20km×1cm
= 6 × 1m
Width = 6cm
(c)
Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 3
- (a) Achievements of Sir Allan Burns
(i) Development of Education: He built many schools during his
time. For example Wesley High School at Cape Coast and
Prempeh college at Kumasi.
(ii) Ten years Development Plan: He instituted a ten year
development plan into the constitution to set a town and country
planning board to plan modern types of building.
(iii) He Constructed Railway line system: He built railway line from
Dunkwa to Awaso to carry bauxite from the mines to the harbour
for export to Europe.
(iv) He drew a constitution in 1946 to allow Ghanaians into Legislative
Assembly.
(b) Causes of the 1948 Riots in the Gold Coast
(i) The government ordered to cut down cocoa trees affected by
swollen shoots diseases without compensation.
(ii) The shooting of the three ex-service men.
(iii) Few Africans served in the white dominated civil service.
(iv) Practice of conditional sales.
Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 4
4* (a) (i) They maintain law and order in the country.
(ii) They arrest people who breach the law.
(iii) They fight against crime.
(iv) They investigate and detect crimes.
(b) Problems facing the Ghana Police Service
(i) Inadequate accommodation for police personnel.
(ii) Inadequate ammunition and other logistics.
(iii) Inadequate patrol vans
(iv) Bribery and Corruption
(c) Measures to resolve the Problems facing the Ghana Police Service
i. Provision of more accommodation facilities.
ii. Provision of adequate ammunition and other necessary logistics.
iii. Provisions of adequate patrol vans for operations.
iv. Controlling Bribery and Corruption
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 5
- (a) Secondary industries are firms that adds value to existing raw
materials.
Examples of Secondary industries
I. Wood processing industry
II. Food canning industry
III. Oil Refinery
IV. Flour milling industries
V. Aluminum industry
VI. Rubber Processing industry
(b) Contributions of Secondary industries to the economy of Ghana
i. They provide employment.
ii. They provides income
iii. They preserve our foods
iv. They add value to draw materials
(c) Problems facing the secondary industries in Ghana.
I. High cost materials
ii. High import duties on some materials
iii. Unstable electrical energy
iv. High cost labour
V. Poor road network
Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
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ANSWERS TO QUESTION 6
- (a) Human resources refers to the mental, physical efforts, skills,
knowledge and abilities that aids in the production of goods and
services.
(b) Factors that account for under-utilization of human resources
development in Ghana
I. Inadequate working tools
ii. Poor condition of services
iii. Low level of education or training
iv. Bribery and Corruption
v. Negative attitudes towards works.
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Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 9
- Ways by Which Human Resources Can Be Developed
i. Provision of adequate tools for work
ii. Positive attitude towards work
iii. Checking Bribery and Corruption
iv. Better conditions of services
Social Studies BECE 2022 Revision Answers To Questions
ANSWERS TO QUESTION 10
- I. Producing more to earn more income.
ii. Adding value to primary products
iii. Depending more locally produce goods
iv. Generating more revenue locally through the expansion of the tax net.
v. Developing appropriate technology to suit local demand.