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    This document contains a 20 question geography exam for students in SSS 1 at Divine Success Academy. The exam covers topics about the solar system, including the planets, sun, and orbits. It also addresses concepts like latitude, longitude, time zones, and evidence that proves the spherical shape of the Earth. Students are asked to define key geography terms, perform calculations related to latitude and longitude, and discuss several geography concepts. The exam is testing students' understanding of basic geography topics through multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    This document contains a 20 question geography exam for students in SSS 1 at Divine Success Academy. The exam covers topics about the solar system, including the planets, sun, and orbits. It also addresses concepts like latitude, longitude, time zones, and evidence that proves the spherical shape of the Earth. Students are asked to define key geography terms, perform calculations related to latitude and longitude, and discuss several geography concepts. The exam is testing students' understanding of basic geography topics through multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    This document contains a 20 question geography exam for students in SSS 1 at Divine Success Academy. The exam covers topics about the solar system, including the planets, sun, and orbits. It also addresses concepts like latitude, longitude, time zones, and evidence that proves the spherical shape of the Earth. Students are asked to define key geography terms, perform calculations related to latitude and longitude, and discuss several geography concepts. The exam is testing students' understanding of basic geography topics through multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    DIVINE SUCCESS ACADEMY

    FIRST TERM EXAMINATION


    SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY CLASS: SSS 1
    Name: __________________________________________________________

    1. The word geography is derived from _________ (a) French (b) English (c) Greek (d) Yoruba
    2. Geography is defined as the study of _________ (a) Forest (b) Rocks (c) Water bodies (d) People and
    their activities
    3. All the planets revolve around the sun in _______ orbits (a) Part (b) Elliptical (c) Axis (d) Galaxies
    4. The sun is in the _______ of the planets (a) Front (b) Centre (c) Back (d) Top
    5. The components of the solar system include all the following except (a) Nine planets (b) Sun (c) Moon
    (d) Earth
    6. ________ takes 88 days to complete its orbits (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
    7. Which two planets lie between the sun and the earth? (a)Venus and Mars (B)Venus and Jupiter (C)
    Mercury and Venus (D)Mercury and Saturn (e)Saturn and Neptune.
    8. The distance of mercury from the sun is _______ (a) 57,600,000km (b) 578,600,000km (c)
    579,600,000km (d) 576 500,00km
    9. ________ is often regarded as earth twin (a) Jupiter (b) Pluto (c) Venus (d) Saturn
    10. The equatorial diameter of the earth is ________ (a)12,762km (b) 12, 760km (c) 7200km (d)12,000km
    11. What is the shape of the Earth? (a) Geoid (b) Eclipse (c) round (d) cuboid
    12. When the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun in a perfect straight line, which of the following
    eclipse occurs? (a) Partial (b) Full (c) Solar (d) Lunar
    13. The evidence to proof the sphericity of the earth include the following expect (a) Circumnavigation (b)
    Sunrise and sunset (c) Aerial photograph (d) Earth rotation
    14. Rotation is defined as the movement of the earth round the sun its ______ (a) Orbit (b) Elliptical (c)Axis
    (d) Plane
    15. ________ refers to the brief period between sunrise and sunset and full daylight (a) Darkness (b) Dawn
    (c) Moon (d) Twilight
    16. When a ship appears over the distant horizon the (a) hull is seen before the cabin (b) hull and the mast
    are seen together (c) mast is seen before the hull (d) cabin is seen before the mast (e)none of the above.
    17. . If A is located on latitude 60N and B on latitude 120N, what is the distance between two places? (a)
    1.998km (b) 777km (c) 666km (d) 66.6km (e) 9km
    18. What is the approximate distance of town x from the equator, if it is located on latitude 140N? (a) 1555
    km (b) 1232 km (c) 441 km (d) 42 km
    19. Two towns X and Y are situated on the Equator if town X is on the Greenwich Meridian and town Y is
    on longitude 450E, what will be the time of town Y, if the time at town X is 4.00pm? (a) 3.00pm (b)
    5.00pm (c) 6.00 pm (d) 7.00pm
    20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude? They (a) run from East to west (b)
    converge at the poles (c) run from north to south (d) are used in calculating local time
    SECTION B
    Answer question 1 and any other 3 questions
    1. A concert arranged to commence at 12 midnight on Sunday in Sydney (Australia) 150OE is to be
    televised. When will a family wishing to watch the programme in Accra (Ghana) tune in to the
    television for the programme?
    (b) Calculate the approximate distance in a straight line between Tema (Lat 60 ON) and London (Lat
    520ON). show all working clearly.
    (c) A basketball match between Senegal (18OW) and Japan (140OE) was played in Senegal on
    Sunday, the 3rd of December 2023 at 6 pm. Calculate the:
    (i) time
    (ii) day to watch the televised match by the Japanese
    2. Identify all the similarities between latitude and longitude
    (b) State 6 differences between latitude and longitude
    3. Define geography from three different angles
    (b) What is the scope of geography?
    4. As a geographer, discuss 5 ways this subject can be important to you
    5. Define the following terms
    i. Rotation
    ii. Revolution
    iii. Twilight
    iv. dawn
    (b) Knowing the effects of rotation and revolution on the earth, identify 4 distinguishing features
    between them
    6. Discuss 5 evidences to show the sphericity of the earth

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