Cacao plantations in Ghana

Q.

Give Geographical Reasons For The Following Statement: Settlements Are Sparse In Northeastern Brazil.

Q. Cocoa trees grow up to a height of about _____.

1. 100 metres
2. 40 metres
3. 50 metres
4. 10 metres

Q. Cocoa pods are _____ in colour.

1. yellow and red
2. blue and green
3. black and blue
4. black and white

Q. The ripe cocoa pods which are plucked from the tree are done by cocoa pickers called _____.

1. tumbadors
2. cocoa cultivators
3. farmers
4. matadors

Q. Each cocoa pod cotains about _____ beans.

1. 100-200
2. 70-100
3. 90-100
4. 30-50

Q. Ghana has about _________ of land under cocoa cultivation.

1. 20 million hectares
2. 2 million hectares
3. a little less than 0.5 million hectares
4. a little more than 40 million hectares

Q. Cocoa pods can be harvested _____ a year.

1. 3 times
2. 2 times
3. 4 times
4. 10 times

Q. Cocoa trees bear flowers that develop _____.

1. fruits
2. pods
3. nuts
4. seeds

Q. The seeds of the cocoa plants are first sown in _____.

1. fields
2. home gardens
3. farmlands
4. nurseries

Q. Cocoa plants are harvested annually in Ghana.

1. True
2. False

Q. Cacao seeds are initially sown in .

1. plantations
2. farms
3. laboratories
4. nurseries

Q. A full yield from a cocoa tree can be obtained in about _______.

1. eight years
2. ten years
3. two decades
4. fifteen years

Q. Ghana receives ______ of rainfall on average per year.

1. over 125 centimetres
2. Less than 100 centimetres
3. less than 50 centimetres
4. Over 500 centimetres

Q. Trees that _______ are grown between rows of cocoa plants.

1. provide shade
2. fix nitrogen
3. add humus
4. provide water

Q. Cocoa trees are _____ to enable harvesting of the pods.

1. burnt
2. cut down
3. trimmed
4. chopped down

Q. In order to give each cocoa tree enough space to grow, each one is transplanted about _____ apart from another.

1. 100-200 metres
2. 5-10 metres
3. 2-4 metres
4. 150-300 metres

Q. Ghana is located in the _____.

1. tundra region
2. equatorial region
3. polar region
4. African desert

Q. Once transported into plantations, the cacao trees take nearly years to give full yield.

1. 2
2. 10
3. 5
4. 15

Q. Select the option(s) that make Ghana one of the best places to grow cocoa.

1. It has a warm and wet climate.
2. It receives over 125 centimetres of rainfall annually.
3. It has a deep porous soil that is rich in clay.
4. It has a dry and arid climate.