Jeddah Knowledge International School Individuals and Societies Revision Pack Answer Key 2016-2017 Quarter 3 Grade 8 Name: Section: Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 1
1. Choose the correct answer to the following questions 1.1 The social understanding about development is about A Animals B People C Housing D Rural areas 1.2 Economics is about A Populations B The environment C Money D Health 1.3 Politics is about A Governments B Sustainable energy C Manmade lakes D Transport 1.4 The largest lake in Ghana is A Lake Geneva B Lake Michigan C Lake Windermere D Lake Volta 1.5 The nearest ocean to Ghana is A Atlantic Ocean B Indian Ocean C Pacific Ocean D Artic Ocean 1.6 The Capital of Ghana is A Rome B Stockholm C Djibouti D Accra Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 2
1.7 What continent is Ghana on? A Asia B America C Australasia D Africa 1.8 The main dam in Ghana is called The.. A Hoover Dam B Akosombo Dam C Bakolori Dam D Albasini Dam 1.9 One of the river tributaries in Ghana is called A The Trent B The Ouse C The Nene D The White Volta 1.10 List down 2 things in each column which makes a country either an MEDC or a LEDC MEDC LEDC Good infrastructure Good medical care Good education for women Poor infrastructure Poor medical care Poor education for women Low birth rate Low % of people living in rural areas More equality High birth rate High % of people living in rural areas Less equality Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 3
2 Match Column A with Column B. 2.1.1. Development d A. Some of the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 2.1.2. Poverty c B. How money or resources are used. 2.1.3. Third World a C. The condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. 2.1.4. Climate e D. The process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced 2.1.5. Economically b E. Weather conditions in an area over a long period. 3. Answer the following questions True or False. 3.1 Ghana is an LEDC. T 3.2 The life expectancy in Ghana is 75. F 3.3 In Ghana 41% of children do not go to primary school. T 3.4 Ghana has a good infrastructure. F 3.5 Not many people in Ghana work on farms. F 3.6 All villages in Ghana have clean, safe and running drinking water in every house F 3.7 Ghana has reserves of oil. T 3.8 Cocoa is not produced in Ghana. F 3.9 Ghana has an hydroelectric dam. T 3.10 The GDP per capita in Ghana is $1890. F Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 4
4. Write down the definitions to the following words Dam A barrier normally built of concrete to stop the flow of water that is built across a stream or river. Physical Geography The study of the natural features of the earth, such as mountains and rivers. Sustainability Ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. MEDC More Economically Developed Area LEDC Less Economically Developed Area 5 In the boxes below write down the Development indicators. 1 GDP per capita 5 Percentage with access to clean, safe water 2 Life expectancy 6 Number of doctors per 100000 3 Adult literacy rates 7 Percentage undernourished 4 Under age 5 mortality rate 8 Enrolement in primary schools Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 5
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7. Describe the climate for each of these zones. Zone 2 Hotter than the rainforest. One Rainy season a year. Savanna. Tall grass, acacia and baobab trees. Zone 1 Zone 3 Quite hot. Two rainy seasons a year. Tall grass, thick shrubs and baobab trees. Hot all year round. Tropical rainforest. Rains all year. Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 7
8. Describe what possessions that a poor person in Ghana might have. (Use information from p29 in your workbook) Include different reasons on why they may be poor. Enamel bowls Metal plates Cooking pot Water bucket Lamp Wooden pestle Machete Hoe Knives Torch Fork Mats Worn clothing 9. Describe what a home is like for a poor person in Ghana (Use information from p29 in your workbook). A mud hut with no electricity or running water. There is no bathrrom and the toilet is a clump of bushes behind the hut. 10. Describe what food a poor person in Ghana might eat. (Use information from p29 in your workbook). The food for a poor person in Ghana would be millet porridge and maybe some vegetables. 11. Describe where would a poor person in Ghana get their water from and is it clean. (Use information from p29 in your workbook). A poor person in Ghana may not have a pump to get their water from and have to walk for hours to get the water in a bucket. The water can be really muddy and dangerous. 12. What sort of diseases might dirty water in Ghana carry? Bacteria that causes Diarrhoea Typhoid Cholera Worms that can lead to bilharzia Individual and Societies Revision Pack Grade Eight Quarter 3 Page 8