### SECTION 1: THE ENVIRONMENT

#### Answer question 1 [Compulsory]

1. In your view, examine three causes of water pollution.

2. In what three ways can water pollution affect the people in your community?

### PAPER 1

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet the answer space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

1. Floods, outbreak of diseases are:
- A. accidents
- B. monuments
- C. natural disaster
- D. properties

2. Which of the following human activities can cause flooding?
- A. Bush burning
- B. Afforestation
- C. Recycling of waste
- D. Building in waterways

3. Which of the following professionals depend on the use of compass?
- A. Drivers
- B. Doctors
- C. Lawyers
- D. Pilots

4. The transition from childhood to adulthood is referred to as:
- A. adolescence
- B. manhood
- C. parenthood
- D. puberty

5. The judicious and wise use of energy is called:
- A. energy
- B. energy conservation
- C. energy prevention
- D. energy transformation

6. All the following are ways of purifying polluted water except:
- A. boiling
- B. filtering
- C. sublimation
- D. using water purifying tablets

7. All the following are health diseases associated with adolescence except:
- A. HIV/AIDS
- B. Syphilis
- C. Cholera
- D. Gonorrhoea

8. The four cardinal points are:
- A. NE, SW, NE
- B. N, S, NE, SW
- C. NEWS
- D. N, W, SE, NE

9. The intestate succession of law was passed in the year:
- A. 1985
- B. 1982
- C. 1992
- D. 1994

10. The intestate succession law recognizes the following people except:
- A. the spouse of the deceased
- B. friends of the deceased
- C. children
- D. surviving parents

11. Inheritance from the mother's side is known as:
- A. matrilineal
- B. kinship
- C. patrilineal

12. High birth rates are caused by the following except:
- A. diseases
- B. early marriages
- C. youthful population
- D. low cost of living

13. Which of the following is not part of the physical environment?
- A. Buildings
- B. Vegetations
- C. Religion
- D. Trees

14. The physical environment of Ghana can be protected through:
- A. drying industrial waste
- B. practising traditional farming
- C. redirecting river channels
- D. recycling of waste materials

15. Uncles, cousins, and aunts are part of the:
- A. small family
- B. nuclear family
- C. extended family
- D. church family

### SECTION II: LAW, ORDER AND NATION BUILDING

#### Answer one question only from this section

1. Explain community.

2. What is meant by "Republic"?

3. Discuss how the first republic came into being.

4. What makes rural communities different from urban communities?

5. Explain energy conservation.

6. In what four ways can we use energy to minimize economic and environmental costs?

7. How do you understand "volunteer" in a community?

8. Explain the term conflict. What are some of the causes of conflict in your community?

9. Kofi is a Ghanaian, which means he is a citizen of Ghana. What three roles should Kofi play in the development of Ghana?

10. Why is human rights important in nation building?

### SECTION III: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

#### Answer one question only from this section

1. Who is an employee? Discuss three obligations of an employer in the social security and pension scheme.

2. In what four ways is tourism important to the socio-economic development of Ghana?

3. In your own view, give four reasons for conserving energy.