END OF TERM 1 EXAMINATION
SOCIAL STUDIES JHS3
DURATION 1hr 40min
PART I ENVIRONMENT
Answer one question only from this part.
1. a. Explain the following;
(i) Physical environment [4 marks]
(ii) Social environment [4 marks]
b. Describe any four major human activities that pollute our environment. [12 marks]
2. a. Define;
(i) Personal sanitation [2 marks]
(ii) Public sanitation [2 marks]
b. Describe any four sources of energy. [16 marks]
PART II GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND STABILITY
Answer one question only from this part
3. a. State the difference between a map and a sketch. [5 marks]
b. Identify four features of a good map. [12 marks]
c. Name the classifications of maps. [3 marks]
4. a. Define the following;
(i) Highland [2 marks]
(ii) Lowland [2 marks]
b. State and explain four importance of water bodies to man. [8 marks]
c. Suggest any four ways of protecting our water bodies. [8 marks]
PART III SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Answer one question only from this part
5. a. Describe the types of scales. [12 marks]
b. Convert 1cm = 6km into;
i. linear scale [4 marks] ii. representative fraction or ratio scale [4 marks]
OBJECTIVE TEST
1. One the following is degraded when there is 6. The type of sanitation where human excreta is
excessive air pollution recycled into plant nutrient and organic matter is
referred to as ................................ sanitation.
A. sky
A. Container-based
B. cloud
B. Community-led total
C. ozone layer
C. Resource-oriented
D. atmosphere
D. Basic
2. A linear scale can also be called a
7. The Antarctic Ocean is also known as the
A. line scale
A. Northern Ocean
B. rule scale
B. Southern Ocean
C. graphic scale
C. Antarctica
D. weighing scale
D. None of the above
3. A scale expressed in fraction form can also be
expressed as
A. mixed fraction 8. Which continent has the most countries in the
world?
B. representative ratio
A. Asia
C. linear scale
B. Africa
D. statement scale
C. Europe
D. South America
4. The environment consists of
A. all living and non-living things
9. Which of these is equal to one kilometre?
B. plants and animals
A. 1,000cm
C. rivers and plants
B. 10,000cm
D. all water bodies and animals
C. 100,000cm
D. 1,000,000cm
5. The primary type of sanitation is
the ........................... sanitation.
A. Container-based 10. A book containing a collection of maps is called
a/an
B. Community-led total
A. Atlas
C. personal
B. Constitution
D. Basic
C. Album
D. Dictionary
11. Which of these is based on urine-diverting dry C. public sanitation
toilet?
D. on-site sanitation
A. Dry sanitation
B. Community-led total sanitation
17. The environment is said to be degraded when
C. Ecological sanitation
A. it is destroyed
D. Basic sanitation
B. it is polluted
C. the components lose their quality and quantity
12. The following are renewable except
D. it becomes unsafe
A. sea
B. gold
18. Energy derived from the sun is
C. air
A. heat energy
D. trees
B. light energy
C. solar system
13. An important feature that can be easily identified
D. solar energy
in a locality is a/an ..........................
A. landmark
19. Which of these shows the meaning of colour
B. signal
codes on a map?
C. conventional sign
A. tittle
D. location
B. grid
C. legend
14. The direction of a map is also known as the
D. direction
A. compass point
B. actual distance
20. Global warming is likely to occur when
C. scale the ..................... is destroyed.
D. key A. atmosphere
B. ozone layer
15. The world map is an example of ................ map C. cloud
A. small scale D. sky
B. medium scale
C. large scale 21. The type of sanitation where household sanitary
items are not shared is called ..................
D. broad scale
A. Basic sanitation
B. Dry sanitation
16. One of these is not a type of sanitation
C. Container-based sanitation
A. improved and unimproved
D. On-site
B. ecological sanitation
22. Which sanitation is mainly aimed at checking and A. distilling our gutters
reducing open defecation?
B. planting more trees
A. On-site sanitation
C. desilting gutters
B. Dry sanitation
D. building storeys
C. Community-led total
D. Emergency
28. The scientific study and design of maps is termed
A. mapping
23. ................ is defined as the ability to do work.
B. cartographic
A. Power
C. cartography
B. Energy
D. geography
C. Effort
29. In the conversion of scales, every 100cm is
D. Force equivalent to
A. 1m
24. Energy derived from the water is B. 10m
termed ........................... energy.
C. 100m
A. solar
D. 1000m
B. wind
C. hydroelectric
30. A map that shows mainly highlands and lowlands
D. radiant is a
A. physical map
[Link] following are mediums through which heat B. drainage map
travels except
C. relief map
A. convention
D. vegetation map
B. conduction
C. convection
31. All the following fall within the Akwapim-Togo
D. radiation range except
A. Afadjato
26. Thermal energy is also known B. Torogbani
as ............................... energy.
C. Avegbaje
A. heat
D. Gambaga
B. wind
C. hydroelectric
32. A map that shows the total plant life of an area
D. radiant is ............... map
A. drainage
27. One way of preventing flood in the cities is B. climate
by ............................
C. relief
D. vegetation
33. The following can determine the climate of an 37. Bush fire may be caused by all the following
area except except ....................
A. occupation A. Smokers
B. rainfall B. Hunters
C. vegetation C. Politicians
D. temperature D. farmers
34. The improper disposal of waste can lead to the 38. Which of these is best to check open defecation
following except in rural areas?
A. On-site sanitation
A. spread of communicable diseases B. Dry sanitation
B. stench C. Container-based sanitation
C. land pollution D. Emergency sanitation
D. drought
[Link] of this energy use is related to our homes?
35. Which of the following economic activities does A. commercial use
not cause deforestation?
B. residential use
A. Lumbering
. C. transportation use
B. Fishing
D. industrial use
C. Crop growing
D. Charcoal making
40. Political groups form part of
our ....................................... environment.
36. The indiscriminate cutting of trees may lead to A. physical
A. afforestation B. social
B. desertification C. tangible
C. overgrazing D. intangible
D. re-afforestation
