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November Test Flashcards

1
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Over half of Ghanas landscape is…

A

Low and flat

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2
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The main river in Ghana is…

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The River Volta

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3
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What was the dam called that was built in the River Volta?

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The Akosombo dam

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4
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Why was the dam built?

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To produce hydro electricity

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5
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When was the dam made?

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1965

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6
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What was a negative result of the Akosombo Dam?

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Lots of the land around it was drowned to

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7
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True or false , Lake Volta is the largest natural lake.

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False Lame Volta is the largest ARTIFICIAL lake

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8
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Lake Volta covers what percentage of Ghana?

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4%

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9
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What is the population of Ghana

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21 million

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10
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How many people in Ghana live in poverty?

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8 million

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11
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Ghana is a LEDC, what does this mean?

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Less economically developed country (poorer)

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12
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Ghanas life expectancy is?

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58 years. 19 years younger than the UK

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13
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Ghana is in the t….. meaning it’s is hot

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Ghana is in the tropics

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14
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True or false, Ghana has different climate zones

A

True

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15
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Ghana is h… all year round

A

Hot

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16
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Ghana gets how many metres of rain each year?

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2 metres

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17
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True or false, it gets colder in the rainforest?

A

False, it gets very hot and humid

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18
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True or false, droughts are uncommon?

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False

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19
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Ghana has how many rainy reasons a year?

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1

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20
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The further north in Ghana you go, what is the climate like?

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The further north you go the drier it is

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21
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What is River Volta used for?

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Hydroelectricity and fishing

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22
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The power station in the dam provides how much of Ghana’s electricity?

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Two thirds

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23
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The Forrest’s are a good source of timber. This is meaning they are…

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Disappearing

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24
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Ghana is a natural source of what?

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Gold, diamonds, bauxite ( aluminium ore) and manganese ore.

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25
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Where can Gold, diamonds, bauxite ( aluminium ore) and manganese ore be found in Ghana

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The rainforest area

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26
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Ghana has some …. Offshore (but it’s not enough so it imports much more)

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Oil

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27
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Ghana has far more natural g _ _ offshore. It began using this in _ _ _ _

A

Gas

2004

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28
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The what weather climate in the south is useful for growing what plant to make what product?

A

The hot weather climate is ideal for growing cocoa which is used to make chocolate.

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29
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Ghana is the … largest cocoa producer in the world

A

Second

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30
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Ghana has many protected areas in the

A

Rainforest and savanna

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31
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Ghana has … different ethnic groups

A

60

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32
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What is Ghanas official language?

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English

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33
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45% of people live in …. And ……

The rest of the population live in ….. ……

A

Towns and cities

The rest like in rural villages

34
Q

Many rural villages have no ……. Or a safe ….. …… most of these villages live in ……. ……..

A

Many rural villages have no ELECTRICITY or a safe WATER SUPPLY . Most of these villages live in GREAT POVERTY

35
Q

Ghana is an a…………. E………

A

Ghana is an agricultural economy

36
Q

60% of Ghanas workers …… for a living

A

Farm

37
Q

In the south west people grow what two products?

A

Cocoa and palm oil

38
Q

True or false, There is lots of industry in Ghana

A

False

39
Q

What is a development indicator?

A

Data that helps indicate how developed a country is.

40
Q

True or false,

Life expectancy up is a development indicator

A

True

41
Q

True or false,

Wealth is a development indicator?

A

True

42
Q

What is GDP?

A

Gross domestic product

43
Q

GDP is given in US dollars (PPP) what is PPP?

A

Purchasing power parity

44
Q

Dividing GDP by population gives what?

A

GDP per capita

45
Q

True or false,

As country developed it produced more goods and services. So it’s GDP per Capita rises.

A

True

46
Q

What does GDP not tell us?

A

Healthcare, sanitation, water supply ect

47
Q

What is the life expectancy in Ghana?

A

58

48
Q

What are the chances of dying before 5

A

10%

49
Q

What are the chances of going to primary school in Ghana?

A

59%

50
Q

What are the chances of a safe water supply in Ghana

A

73%

51
Q

GDP per capita in Ghana

A

$2130

52
Q

GDP per capita in the UK

A

$26150

53
Q

What is the UK life expectancy?

A

78

54
Q

What are the chances of dying before the age of 5 in the UK?

A

0.7%

55
Q

What are the chances of going to a primary school in the UK

A

100%

56
Q

What are the chances of a safe water supply in the UK

A

100%

57
Q

True or False

The richest countries (highest GDP per capita) are clustered together.

A

True

58
Q

The richer countries are in the ….

A

North

59
Q

The poorer countries are in the ..…

A

South

60
Q

Ghana is the second largest producer of what?

A

Cocoa

61
Q

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Ghana?

A

The Portuguese

62
Q

When did the Portuguese arrived in Ghana

A

1471

63
Q

The Portuguese exchanged what for cheap things like cloth, beads, rum and knives.

A

Gold

64
Q

What other countries arrived in Ghana?

A

Dutch, Danish, German and Britain

65
Q

What did the British call Ghana?

A

The Gold Coast

66
Q

By 1650 the ……. ……… was more important than gold!

A

Slave trade

67
Q

Why did the Europeans need slaves?

A

To work for their sugar and tobacco plantations in the Caribbean and North and South America.

68
Q

The Europeans bought over 100,000 people a year from the coast. Because of this what did the local tribes start doing?

A

The local tribes started fighting each other to capture and sell. This went on for 150 years

69
Q

Little by little the British took control of all the trade and then by 1901. The gold coast was a…..

A

British colony. It’s kingdoms and tribes were forced together to make a simple unit.

70
Q

The British shipped many of Ghana’s natural recourses from the Gold Coast. They paid very little for these but what did they build?

A

Railways, roads, schools and hospitals but made people pay through taxes.

71
Q

What year did the Gold Coast gain independence?

A

1957

72
Q

What was the gold coasts name when it gained independence?

A

Ghana

73
Q

True or False,

Ghana had many factories, services and many skilled people to run it.

A

False

74
Q

60% of Ghanas workforce are what?

A

Farmers

75
Q

What is Desertification?

A

When land is being destroyed

76
Q

Ruined soil means what?

A

Fewer crops, animals, less food for farmers, their families and less food to sell.

77
Q

True or false,

Ghana relies heavily on cocoa as a source of income.

A

Yes

78
Q

Ghana has borrowed a lot of money and has struggles to pay it back, this means there is less money for…

A

Development

79
Q

How many people were moved out of from their farms and villages to make room for lake Volta

A

80 000 people

80
Q

When was the Akosombo dam finished?

A

1965

81
Q

True or false,

Most rural villages in Ghana have electricity

A

False

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