Development - Ghana regional contrasts

Question 1

How many times larger is the average income in southern Ghana?

Answer 1

3 times

Question 2

What fraction of the population in the North and West have access to clean water?

Answer 2

<1/2

Question 3

What is the main source of income for Northern Ghana?

Answer 3

Goat herding

Question 4

What crops are grown in Southern Ghana?

Answer 4

Cacao and Sorghum

Question 5

What percentage of Accra’s population has access to healthcare?

Answer 5

> 80%

Question 6

What percentage of northerners have access to healthcare?

Answer 6

<50%

Question 7

What is the literacy rate in the south?

Answer 7

> 60%

Question 8

What is the literacy rate in the north?

Answer 8

<25%

Question 9

Who developed the south for trade and built ports?

Answer 9

Colonial British