Ghanaian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

188 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Complete the sentence about Salaga with the correct year: In ______, civil war broke out in Salaga, resulting in a mass exodus of mostly Zongo peoples out of the area.
  2. Complete the sentence about Salaga with the correct year: The town is served by Salaga Senior High School, established in ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about Dambai with the correct year: In ______, another teacher training school and a nursing school, Aim Professional Training College and Mon Reve Institute, were established.
  4. Complete the sentence about Anloga with the correct year: In June ______ a Danish official was killed at Agorko near Denu in retaliation for him killing the chief of Keta years earlier.
  5. Complete the sentence about Ejisu with the correct year: As of ______, the municipal chief executive of the town was Samuel Oduro Frimpong.
  6. Complete the sentence about Asamankese with the correct year: As at ______, the chief of Asamankese was Osabarima Adu Darko III.
  7. Complete the sentence about Suhum with the correct year: Suhum was under the control of Ekallatum during the reign of Shamshi-Adad I with a text reporting ______ troops raised from there.
  8. Complete the sentence about Mpraeso with the correct year: The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in ______, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.
  9. Complete the sentence about Walewale with the correct year: Walewale mosque, built in ______ on the site of an earlier mud-and-stick mosque, is notable for its Moorish tower.
  10. Complete the sentence about Kete Krachi with the correct year: Krachikrom combinated with a nearby zongo settlement to formed Kete-Krachi sometime in ______.
  11. Complete the sentence about Ada Foah with the correct year: Danish colonialism into Ada in the 16th century saw development of a trading post in ______.
  12. Complete the sentence about Ada Foah with the correct year: The name "Foah" comes from the word Fort, as from ______, Fort Kongenstein was built by the Danish and used in the Transatlantic Slave Tradeā€¦
  13. Complete the sentence about Keta Lagoon with the correct year: In ______, Aryee, an officer in charge of the Public Works Department at the Keta District took the initiative and cut a canal from the lā€¦
  14. Complete the sentence about Sakumo Lagoon with the correct year: In ______ it was gazetted as a Ramsar Site by which time about one third of the area originally proposed had been used for settlement dā€¦
  15. Complete the sentence about Korle Lagoon with the correct year: In ______, the Government of Ghana assumed ownership of the lagoon.
  16. Complete the sentence about Bui Dam with the correct year: The Bui hydro-electric dam had first been envisaged in ______ by the British-Australian geologist and naturalist Albert Ernest Kitson when heā€¦
  17. Complete the sentence about Bui Dam with the correct year: By ______ planning for the Bui Dam was advanced with support from Australia and the World Bank.
  18. Complete the sentence about Bui Dam with the correct year: In ______, the project was revived and a first feasibility study conducted by the French firm Coyne et Bellier.
  19. Complete the sentence about Densu River with the correct year: The lower part of the river forms the Densu Delta Ramsar Site, a wetland of international importance designated in ______.
  20. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The protected area was home to the Shai people before they were ejected by the British in ______.
  21. Complete the sentence about Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve with the correct year: The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve was established in ______ and has an area of 386 km.
  22. Complete the sentence about Bia National Park with the correct year: Bia was created in ______ and named after the Bia River which drains the area.
  23. Complete the sentence about Aburi Botanical Gardens with the correct year: Before the garden was established, it was the site of a sanatorium built in ______ for Gold Coast government officials.
  24. Complete the sentence about Aburi Botanical Gardens with the correct year: In ______ William Crowther, a student from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was appointed the garden's first curator.
  25. Complete the sentence about Nzulezo with the correct year: In ______, it was nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a major tourist attraction area.
  26. Complete the sentence about Kokrobite with the correct year: Kokrobite has a population of between 4000 and 6000 according to the Ghana Statistics Department ______ Survey.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum? The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown ______, the capital of Ghana.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum? The memorial complex was dedicated in 1992, and is situated on the site of the former British colonial polo grounds in ______.
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Jamestown, Accra? Currently, plans are afoot to re-develop the districts of Jamestown and Usshertown, referred to as "Ga-Mashie" with the inauguration of theā€¦
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Makola Market? Makola Market is a market place and shopping district in the center of the city of ______, the capital of Ghana.
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Ashaiman? Ashaiman was founded by Nii Ashai after he had moved from ______.
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Asamankese? The Akwamus moved south and eastward from Dormaa around the 14th century to Twifo-Heman, North West ______.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Walewale? The town has about ten standard guest houses with two five-star hotels located along the main road leading to ______, the Upper East Regional capitaā€¦
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Nzulezo? Nzulezo is a village located near the village of Beyin, 90 kilometers west of ______, in the Jomoro District in the Western Region of Ghana.
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Ashanti Region? The N6 is connected to Kumasi, ______, the N4, and Accra via Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Oti Region? The region was inaugurated on May 14, 2019 with ______ as its capital.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Wli Waterfalls? Wli Waterfalls is located 20 km from ______ in the Volta Region of Ghana.
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Larabanga Mosque? The mosque is located in the Islamic town of Larabanga, close to ______ in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region of Ghana.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Shai Hills? Shai Hills is a suburb near the district capital ______ in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, north of Accra.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Paga Crocodile Pond? Slaves were forced to walk about 150 km to the south to the slave market at ______.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary? The sanctuary is located about 230 kilometers Northeast of the capital Accra and 43 kilometers south of ______ in the Volta regioā€¦
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Labadi Beach? Labadi Beach is in a town called La, popularly known as Labadi, near ______ in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
  43. Complete the sentence about Takoradi with the correct year: Since ______ the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Frederick F.
  44. Complete the sentence about Nkawkaw with the correct year: Joseph Frempong is the current member of parliament for the Kwahu West who was elected in the ______ elections.
  45. Complete the sentence about Brong-Ahafo Region with the correct year: In ______ the premier league was won by Berekum Chelsea F.C., a club which is based in Berekum.
  46. Complete the sentence about Ahafo Region with the correct year: The region was created on 13 February ______ by Constitutional Instrument 114.
  47. Complete the sentence about Savannah Region, Ghana with the correct year: CI 115 establishing the Region signed and presented on 12 February ______.
  48. Complete the sentence about North East Region, Ghana with the correct year: The creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the ______ Ghana geā€¦
  49. Complete the sentence about Kintampo Waterfalls with the correct year: On 20 March ______, 18 people were killed and others injured after a large tree fell on them at the waterfall, following a storm.
  50. Complete the sentence about Ankobra River with the correct year: In ______, mercury and arsenic were reported in the gold mining area of the Ankobra River Basin.
  51. Complete the sentence about Tano River with the correct year: As of mid-______, this area is slated for logging by Unilever, with the aim to replace it with oil palm plantations.
  52. Complete the sentence about Anomabu with the correct year: After Apperley's death in ______, Anglo-Irishman Richard Brew took over the Governorship of the fort and continued its construction.
  53. Complete the sentence about Anomabu with the correct year: The Anomabu fort became the center of British involvement in the Atlantic slave trade along the Gold Coast until it was abolished in ______.
  54. Complete the sentence about Saltpond with the correct year: Ever since oil was discovered of the shore of Saltpond in ______, the town is noted for offshore crude oil resources.
  55. Complete the sentence about Saltpond with the correct year: One notable educational institution in Saltpond is the Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School, an all-girls second cycle institution and foundā€¦
  56. Complete the sentence about Prampram with the correct year: A small English trading fort, Fort Vernon, built in ______, is located in Prampram.
  57. Complete the sentence about Prampram with the correct year: In February ______, Romco Group opened a non-ferrous recycling facility in Prampram, consisting of two furnaces.
  58. Complete the sentence about Sekondi with the correct year: In ______, Ghana's first deepwater seaport was built in Takoradi.
  59. Complete the sentence about Half Assini with the correct year: The British cargo ship SS Bakana ran aground at the shores of Half Assini on August 27, ______ and the debris still remains there until tā€¦
  60. Complete the sentence about Dormaa Ahenkro with the correct year: A district Hospital "Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital" founded in ______ is located in Dormaa Ahenkro.
  61. Complete the sentence about Nkoranza with the correct year: A leading Brong town, the town led the ______-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.
  62. Complete the sentence about Atebubu with the correct year: As at ______, the Adontenhene of the Atebubu Traditional Council is Nana Owusu Gyimah.
  63. Complete the sentence about Ejura with the correct year: On June 28, ______, two people were shot and killed by the security personnel in Ejura and four others were injured during a demonstration whicā€¦
  64. Complete the sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine with the correct year: In ______, AngloGold Ashanti's Ashantiland operations, consisting of Obuasi and the Iduapriem Gold Mine, contributed 11% to the compā€¦
  65. Complete the sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine with the correct year: At its temporary closure in ______ Obuasi had past gold production plus current resource of 62 million troy ounces.
  66. Complete the sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine with the correct year: Large scale commercial and industrial mining began at Obuasi in ______ with the formation of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.
  67. Complete the sentence about Anglogold Ashanti with the correct year: AngloGold Ashanti was formed on 26 April ______, after the High Court of Ghana approved the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Golā€¦
  68. Complete the sentence about Anglogold Ashanti with the correct year: In ______, AngloGold produced 4.98 million ounces of gold from its operations, estimated to be seven percent of the global productiā€¦
  69. Which place completes this sentence about Anomabu? Anomabu is located 12 km east of ______ in the central region of south Ghana.
  70. Which place completes this sentence about Apam? Apam is a coastal town and capital of Gomoa West District in the Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45 kilometers east of the Central Regionā€¦
  71. Which place completes this sentence about Sekondi? After a railway and a deepwater seaport was built in Sekondi and ______ in 1903 and 1928, both cities became important economic sectors in Ghana.
  72. Which place completes this sentence about Sekondi? In 1928, Ghana's first deepwater seaport was built in ______.
  73. Which place completes this sentence about Nkoranza? Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is ______.
  74. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine? In 2008, AngloGold Ashanti's Ashantiland operations, consisting of ______ and the Iduapriem Gold Mine, contributed 11% to the company's annuā€¦
  75. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine? At its temporary closure in 2014 ______ had past gold production plus current resource of 62 million troy ounces.
  76. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine? Large scale commercial and industrial mining began at ______ in 1897 with the formation of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.
  77. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine? In 2016 an ______ employee was killed by a mob of illegal miners.
  78. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi Gold Mine? In 2018, after approvals were received from the Ghanaian Government, the decision was taken to recapitalize the ______ gold mine, with workā€¦
  79. Which place completes this sentence about Tarkwa mine? The ______ mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ghana and in the world.
  80. Which place completes this sentence about Takoradi? After a railway and a deepwater seaport was built in ______ and Takoradi in 1903 and 1928, both cities became important economic sectors in Ghana.
  81. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi? Obuasi is home to the ______, one of the largest known gold deposits on Earth.
  82. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi? The town became an important economic center after the discovery of a large gold deposit in 1897 and the building of a railway from ______ in 1902.
  83. Which place completes this sentence about Obuasi? Obuasi is known for the ______, one of the largest underground gold mines in the world.
  84. Which place completes this sentence about Axim? Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of ______-Takoradi in the Western Region, west of Cape Three Points.
  85. Which place completes the sentence? In 2010 the premier league was won by ______ Chelsea F.C., a club which is based in Berekum.
  86. Which place completes this sentence about Ahafo Region? The Ahafo Region is a new region in Ghana, created on 27 December 2018, with ______ as its capital.
  87. Which place completes this sentence about Geography of Ghana? Several commercial centres, including Winneba, ______, and Cape Coast are located here.
  88. Which place completes this sentence about Kwahu Plateau? The largest and most important towns on the Kwahu Plateau are Wenchi, ______, Mpraeso, and Abetifi.

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