BECE Social Studies 2023 Paper

Concept:The Greenwich Meridian is the line of longitude $0^{\circ}$. In Ghana it runs from the north, through places such as Yendi and Salaga, and reaches the coast at Tema.Solution:Tema, the port city in the Greater Accra Region, lies on the Greenwich Meridian; a monument (the Meridian Rock) once marked the line at Tema Harbour.Accra lies slightly west of the meridian, Sunyani is far to the west (about $2.3^{\circ}\text{ W}$) and Ho is east of it (about $0.5^{\circ}\text{ E}$).Key point: The stored key gave (A) Accra, but the meridian passes through Tema, just east of Accra.Answer:Option C (Tema)