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1
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Name the three main climates in Ghana

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Savanna, Costal Savanna, Tropical Rainforest

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Describe the Savanna in Ghana

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V.hot and dry, droughts are common.

One rainy season a year, tall grass acacia and baobab trees. Desertification a growing concern

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Describe the Costal Savanna in Ghana

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Quite hot and dry all year round, 2 rainy seasons

Vegetation: tall grass,thick leaves shrubs and baobab

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Describe the Tropical Rainforest in Ghana

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Hot and wet all year round, 2m of rain a year

Only1/4 of rainforest left

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5
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Why is only a 1/4 of Ghana’s tropical rainforest left?

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Loggers, cocoa farmers, native’s collecting firewood

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6
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What is the rough population of Ghana?

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26.25 million people

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What percentage of people in Ghana are the age of 0-14?

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30%

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8
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What percentage of people in the UK are the ages 0-14?

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6%

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9
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What percentage of people in Ghana are the ages 15-64?

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65%

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10
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What percentage of people in he UK are the ages 15-64?

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70%

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11
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What percentage of people in Ghana are the ages 65+?

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5%

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12
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What percentage of people in the UK are the ages 65+?

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24%

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13
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What does the amount of people in different age groups show about Ghana and the UK?

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Much more children in Ghana

But shows how the UK is a ageing population

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14
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What is he most popular type of work in the UK?

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The service sector

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What is the most popular type of work in Ghana and what could this show?

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Farming, could show the sign of a LEDC

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What does the River Volta provide Ghana?

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Hydroelectricity ( 2/3 of electricity)

Fishing

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17
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What does wild life do for Ghana?

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Attracts tourists

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18
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What do they mine Ghana?

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Gold, Diamonds, Bauxite, Manganese

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19
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What is the natural resource of trees used for?

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Timber (disappearing)

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20
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What is Ghana the 2nd biggest producer of?

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Cocoa

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21
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How much natural gas and oil does Ghana have?

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A lot of natural gas

Not enough offshore oil, imports a lot

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22
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What does a TNC stand for?

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Trans National Corporation

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23
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Name why Ghana may be a LEDC

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Very little money stays in Ghana ,goes to TNCs
import high cost machines and export low value farming products.
Doesn’t have money to build factories
Rapidly growing population and don’t go to school so lack of skilled workmen

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24
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When did the 1st Europeans arrive in Ghana?

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1471

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25
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When did slave traders beg exporting slaves from Ghana,how long and how many?

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1650, lasted for 150 years, over 100,000 slaves

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26
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When did Ghana become a British colony?

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1901

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27
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How did the British abuse Ghana from 1901-1957?

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Used as a source of raw materials

Did little to develop country

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28
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What is the formula for the rate of actual population increase?

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(Birth rate+immigration)-(Death rate+emigration)

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29
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What is the formula for gar rate of natural increase?

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Birth rate-Death rate

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30
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Where is Ghana situated?

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Southern area of the African ‘bulge’.
Latitude is 5.5 and longitude 0
Surrounded by Togo, Côté d’Ivoire,and Burkina Faso

31
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Since the population is growing rapidly in Ghana what is the government spending its money on?

A

The rapidly growing population not the development of the country

32
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What types of resources does Ghana have?

A

Natural resources

Human resources

33
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What is the greatest potential to earn for Ghana?

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Bauxite, but to convert from ore to metal uses a lot of power. So they made the Akosombo dam to produce HEP

34
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What does HEP stand for?

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Hydro Electric Power

35
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On what river was the Akosombo dam created?

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River Volta

36
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What is the two things needed to make aluminium?

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Bauxite and alumina

37
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How did Ghana afford to build the Akosombo dam?

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Loaned money from world bank UK, USA

38
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Since Ghana loaned money to build the Akosombo dam what did the company Valco get?

A

The right to use it to make aluminium

39
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Why does Ghana want to sell aluminium rather than Bauxite?

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As Bauxite sells for much less, even if you do have to buy Alumina

40
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Why is the Akosombo dam good for the people of Ghana?

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More electricity for people, people can fish, constant water source
Jobs for making Bauxite, money for Ghana, also tourism and new roads

41
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What are the advantages for the company Valco?

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Nearby power source to create Bauxite, earn more money, also majority of resources from Ghana

42
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What are the disadvantages to Ghana from dam?

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Most money made to them+ paying off debt to other countries. Had to move villages and average person not affected by it.

43
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What are the problems that still remain in Ghana from the Akosombo dam?

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Valco were using none of Ghana’s Bauxite, paying half the amount than local businesses, although still uses more than half power made
Didn’t even pay tax on importing alumina and export aluminium
Droughts=less electricity, Valco used less. Ghana had to use Bauxite even if worth much less. Not used for farming but fishing

44
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What are the pros of the company Valco for Ghana?

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Jobs,some money to pay debt,new roads and routes for Ghana

45
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What are the cons of the company Valco for Ghana?

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Less electricity for others, Valco takes most of profit, they pay low rates for the electricity

46
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What are the pros of Ghana removing the company Valco?

A

more electricity for others,Ghana makes money themselves, more money from the dam

47
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What are the cons of Ghana removing the company Valco?

A

less profit,Ghana’s villages do not make money

48
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What are the pros of Ghana removing the company Valco and to carry on producing aluminium?

A

more profit would be made, Ghana would be self-sufficent

49
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What are the cons of Ghana removing the company Valco and to carry on producing aluminium?

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Machines are expensive,have to buy alumina, no short-term profit

50
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In which part of Ghana is there a big water problem?

A

Northern Ghana in the savanna

51
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Give a few examples of water-borne diseases which are in Ghana

A

Cholera,typhoid,dysentery, diarrhoea

They can lead to dehydration and bilharzia (worms in the intestine)

52
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What is water like in the south of Ghana?

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Polluted and mainly comes from shallow wells often too close to effluent (human waste) pits, which contaminates the water

53
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What charity is the biggest provider for new wells in Ghana?

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Wateraid

54
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What do Wateraid do in Ghana?

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They teach village people how to build a well, then they supply the required materials. Then they teach the village to repair and maintain the well

55
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What does a Wateraid well use to filter the water?

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Soil and rock filters

56
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Where does a Wateraid well get its water from?

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The water table which is produced from rainwater

57
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How can a well help people in Ghana?

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It can help them economically (more income), socially as they make their lives better generally

58
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Name the economic effects a well can have on a village in Ghana

A

More people cook food to sell,
more people selling iced water,
clothing and homes kept cleaner

59
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How does a well help a village socially in Ghana?

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Teachers want to stay in village
locals have more pride in village
no fights about water with other villages,
less time to fetch water
cooked food looks much better
less far walking for water (less tired)
60
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How does a well affect people socially and economically in Ghana?

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less illness so less spent on medicine,
potters can produce more pots,
more young people have time to go to school,
visitors can have fresh clean drinking water

61
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the birth rate typically?

A

LEDC:high
MEDC:low

62
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the death rate typically like?

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LEDC and MEDC: low

63
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the rate of natural increase typically like?

A

LEDC: High
MEDC:Low

64
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the infant mortality typically like?

A

LEDC:High
MEDC:Low

65
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the adult literacy typically like?

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LEDC:Low
MEDC:High

66
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the life expectancy typically like?

A

LEDC:Low
MEDC:High

67
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the daily calorie intake typically like?

A

LEDC:Low
MEDC:High

68
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the GDP per capita typically like?

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LEDC:Low
MEDC:High

69
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is energy consumption typically like?

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LEDC:Low
MEDC:High

70
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In a LEDC and a MEDC what is the employment structure typically like?

A

LEDC:High primary
MEDC:High tertiary

71
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What is adult literacy?

A

No. people +18 per 1000 who can read and write to a given standard

72
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What is the energy consumption and what is the formula for it?

A

The use of power production from a country

divided by the countries population

73
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What is a country’s employment structure?

A

Type of jobs people have usually in a %

YEAR 9 - Geography (6 decks)

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