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75 teu6

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l. What is the grid reference of the school 2. The general direition of Port Morant from
(Sch)atGoldenGrove? GoldenGroveis

(A) 27v26 (A) nortreast

(B) ?8743|- (B) nothwest
(c) 4?s273 (c) southwest
(D) 4342W (D) sortbeas
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3. The bearing of dre main road junction at Items 7 - 8 refer to the following contour
Golden Grove from the Arcadia Junctiou map.
(north of Northing 39) is AppROXI-
MATELY

(A) 045"
(B) 132"
(c) 229"
(D) 312"

4. Which of the following terms BEST

describqs the .settlement at Duckenfield-
northof Northing40?

(A) Isolated
(B) V.I=25m
Linear
(C) Dispersed 7. Which of the foUowing pairs of points is
(D) Nucleated intervisible according to the contour map
above?

5. The straight-line distance, in kilornetres,

thewharfat Bowden to ArcadiaJunction is
from (A) PandT'
(B) Q and S
(A) (C) P andS
15 (D)
(B) 2.O
Q andT
(c) 2s
(D) 3.O
E. Between which of the following pairs of
points is the gradient STEEPEST?
6. Northings are
(A) P and Q
(A) (B) R and S
horizontal lines thatinoease invalue (q
northwards
QandR
(B) (D) SandT
horizontal lines that decrease in
value northwards
(C) vertical lines thatdecreasein value
eastwards
(D) vertical lines that increase in value
eastwards
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Itenrs 9 * 10 refer to the fotowing sketch of part of the caribbean.

9. BelmopanislocatedNEARESTto
10. ffthe time in Belmopan is 3.0C p.nr., whar
is the time in Santo Domingo?
(A) 17" South, 88" West
(B) 17"North,88"West
(c)
(A) 2.O0a.m.
(D)
18" South, 88" West
(B) 2.0op.m.
18" North,88"'East (C) 4.0Oa.m.
(D) 4.0op.m.

Items 1l - 13 are based on the following table showing annual

rainfall and temperature trgures for a
certainlocation.

l\{onths J F M A M J J A S o N l)
Temp ('C) 26 26 26 27 28 27 25 25 25 26 26 27

Rainfall (mm) 155 160 2?5 275 210 t25 100 150 180 260 250 2t0

11. The annual temperaturerange shown above 13. The climatic t'?e shown above is describerl
is
as

(A) 2"C (A)

(B) 3'c (B)
Cool Temperate Interior
Equatorial
(c) 25"C (c) TropicalContinental
(D) 27"C (D) TnrpicalMarine

12. The rainfall pattern indicates

(AJ rain throughout the year

(B)' rain only in thecoolerseason
(c) rain only in the warmer season
(D) no variation in therainfall fromone
month tothenext
 Item 14 refers to the diagrarn below.

tcv

Contours
V.I250 m

l:50 000

14. AsketchfrompointRtopointXwouldtooklike

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(A)

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R fflsrqnss X

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Height
(B) I I

R Distance X

(c) ".'#J
Y"n
u' R Distance
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(D)
4n' R Distancc
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Items 15 - 16 refer to the following map.

Tbopic of Cancer

mo

15. According to the map above, which city is 16. The direction of the Prime Meridian fronr
located at 19" 25'N 99"1OTV? Mamiis

(A) Guadalajara (.{) north

(B) Mexico City (B) south
(C) Monterrey (c) east
(D) F\rebla (D) west

Item l7 refers to the following map.

17. The shaded area on the map above is BEST

described as the

(A) Tropics
G) Arcticzonc
(c) Temperatezone
(D) Mediterranean
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Items lE' 19 rcferto the fo[owingpopulationdensity mapoflsland x.

Inhabitants
N per sq. km.

rm
KE'T
>400
2m- 399

m 0-99. 100 - 199

POPT]LAIION OENSTTY OFISLAND X fl

lE. Which of the following statemenrs is
true 19. Which of the following
to thepoputation density map of areas has the
3:"o1dj5
IslandX? SI\4ALLESTpopulation?

(A) (A) I
The population is evenly distributed.
(B)
(B) The population density decreases
(c) mtr
(c)
outward from Area I.
The population density increases
(D) tv
outward.from Area I.
(D) ' Thrlsghestdensitiesareinthesouth.
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Item s 20 - 2L refer to tbe following rainfall
graphs.

1s0

FMAMJ JASOND FMAMJJASOND

mI|l
250
ma
150
100

50

FMAM'J J A S
JJ}'IVI.AM'JJASOND JFMAMJJASON
:
2.0. Underwhich of ttre conditions shown above
'would 2L. Which of the graphs above shows the
a river discharge vary MOST from GREATEST virriation in rainfall ?
season to seeson?

(A) .(A)r
(B)
Iand tronl;r (B) tr
(C)
Iandltronly (C) Itr
(D)
IlandItronl.v (D) rv
IlandIVonly
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Items 22:25 refer to the following maps of 22- The forested area shown on Map C has an
Tobago.
altitudeof
MAP A - RELIEF
(A) underl50m
(B) of 150-3@m
N
(c) over30om
(D)
t ;-:,It;'i
over450m

ddrP i
./^ 23. Which par-r of Tobago has the LOWEST
sAf rainfall?
f ':':'l 6""" OtO -
lllTlfl'soo - 4s{t rir (A) Northeast
lGlrso:3(x)m (B) Northwest
[-_l Under 150 m (c) Souheast
MAP B - RAINFALL , (D) Southwest

y'wina
24- Most of the area of scrub vegetation
shown
on Map C is associared with

(A) cocoa cultivation

(B) forest :

(C, lowannualrailfall
@) thehighestelevation

llTlT[ Over 2500 mm

ElrsOo- 2500 mm 25. The areas of coconut cultivation
lEltooo - ls{x) mm
[_l Unoer IfiX] mm I. areunder lS0minheight
u. are30O45Ominheight
MAPC-LANDUSE m. have under I 5@ mm ofrainfall
tv. have under I 0@mm of rainfall
N
(A) Iandltronly
t (B)
(c)
IandfVonly
IIandltronly
(D) trandfVonly
lFFl Forest
YVf,gscsg
F' I coconuts
l-l SuUsistence end Scrub

0 t5 Kitometres
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26. A scale of I :50OOon amap would indicate
30. The slow downhill movement of debris
that ancl
sbilunderthe influence ofgravity may BEST
be described as
(A) I cm on the map represents 500O m
ontheground
(B)
(A) landslide
cm on themap represents 5000 km
1
(B) masswasring
ontheground (C)
(c) soilcreep
the map is 500O times larger than the
grounditrepresents
@) soflerosion
(D) I unit on the map represents 5000
31. Deposition by ariverusually occtrrswhen its
unitsontheground

(A) velocifyincrcases
27. " Weatheringisconcernedwiththe (B) velocitydecreases
(C) volumeincreases
(A), wearingawayoftheland (D) widthdecreases
(B) breakingdownofrocks
(C) transportationofmaterials 32' A method of river transport is
(D) sculpturingoftheland
(A) attrition
@) corrasion
28_ Which of thefollowing statements is NOT (C) hydraulicaction
trueof ALLvolcanoes? (D) soft-tion

(A) Their emptions are violent- 33. Potholes will tend to form on the bed of a river
(B) Their cones are made of ejected if theriverhas
marerial-
(c) They occur in areas of crustal (A) ahigh volume and fl ows over a gentle
weakness. gradient
(D) Various gases :rre emjtted during (B) ahigh volume and flows over a steep
eruption- gradient
(c) a low volume dnd flows over a gentle
gradient
29. The process of 'exfoliation' may be defined @) a low volume and flows over a steep
AS gradient

(A) disintegration of rocks by root 34. Which THREE of the following weather
penetration into crevices
systerns affectthe Caribbean area during the
G) peeling off of the ourer layers of
summbrtime in the Northern Hemisphere?
rocks
(c) splitting of rocks into rectangular
L Hurricanes
blocks
II. Easterly/tropical w'aves
(D) movement of rocks due to the action
m. Coldfronts
ofrivers w. Anticyclones
V. The Inbrfopical Convergen ceZone

(A) I, tI and IfI

(B) I, tr and fV
(c) I. II and V
(D) m- IV and V
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35. As one climbs a mountain
the surrounding
teuperafure 39. Which of rhefollowing factors
result in urban
population growth in the Caribbean
?
(A) graciuallydecreases
(B) graduallyinfieases I- Urbantorural migrarion
(C) suddenlydecreases tr. Rural to urban migration
(D) suddenlyincreases m. High death rate and low birth rate
i TV. LowdeathraBe andhigb birth
rate
36. .Whichof-ft:plg*fr,gstatementsaboursoil
(A) IandItronly
rsgenerallyTRUE? (B) IandfVonly
(c) trandItronly
(A) The depth increases as (D) trandlVonly
moisture
contentincreases.
(B) The fertility i.r"r"*..
* the humus Item 40 refers t6 the following
cotrtentincreases. diagram.
(C) The acidity increases
, contentdecre:rses. as the humus
Gr) Theacidity_"r.-aro*themoishrre
contentdecreases-

37 - Which of tfe following

are ways by which
uc"pt, io climatic
ffilfl"r"getation
I. Development of water_storage
organs
II. Shedding of leaves 40- Based on the diagram
, season.
during th. dry
following locations is
above, at which of the
an urban centreMOST
m. Der likelytobefound.?
rv. Dr,::f!.T'nfof^Ioneroob
of special types of
,J;jHr.", (A) I
(B) tr
(A) Iandllonly (c) m
CB] maaarvonry (D) rv
(C) I,trandltrojy
(D) I, II, m ana nr
41- urbanization in Caribbean
IplO
USUALLYresultsin counrries
38. Which"t*:y:wingtypesofsenlement
wiII MOST tit"tv
a"".rip ai""S; iain roraZ 9] increasedeniploymentinthecities

(A) Dispersed
P gecreasedforeignexchange"urrrirrg,
impr-ovementino.*tuno"t;#j"
(B) Isolated
I
CD) housingshorragesinthecities
(C) Linear
(Pl Nucleated
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Items 42 - 43 are based on the foliowing diagram.

Gry
>qqttJ
Bacc Towrr
^ 6 GentlY Rolling
t

SEA
'. ^
O O Settlement
River

$i:.-+; Sanit

42. Which of the areas, f,If, ITI s1fV, would be 43. The MOST likely tocation for a hotel in the
a typical location for plantation agriculture Caribbeanisat
intheCaribbean?
(A) I
(A) I (B) tr
(B) tr (c) m
(c) m (D) v
(D) rv

44. Which of the following has NOT resulted 45. Which of the following are methods used by
from the setting up of secondary industries in Caribbean govemments to improve farming
theCaribbean? intheregion?

(A) Increasedexternalmarkets I- Providihgmorelandtosmallfarmers

(B) Increasedemployrrentopportunities forfoodproduction
(C) Reductioninthecostofliving U. Providingloans for thepurchase of
(D) Reduction in the importation of fertilizers and machinery
some consumer goods m. Encouraging food processing to
supply the local and regional
EAIKEB
w. Exposing the farmers to improved
methodsoffarming

(A) I and II only

(B) IIIandfVonly
(c) II, III and IV only
(D) I, II, m and tV
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46. Which of the following BEST explain
why s0. Wliich of the statements below may explain
peasant farmers in the Caribbean grow a
varietyofcrops? why someareasin Caribbean terriiories are
sparsely settled?
I. To reduce losses caused by pests
' diseases
and
L Theyarehiilyandforested.
II- To maximise theuse of smallareas tr- Theyhavenomineralresources.
of land m. Transportlinksaregenerallypoor.
m- To ensure steady income all year
round (A) I and tlonly
fV. To produce only for the export CB) IandItronly
rnarket (C) trandIIIonlv
, (D) I, tI and Itr
(A) Iandtrontv
(B) ' I, tranOltrontv
(C) fI, trI and IV s1. Which of the following surements
(D) I, II, m and fVoniv are true
MOST capital ciries in the Caribbean
?
of

47. Which of the following starements

I. They are usually ports and
of peasantfarming?
is TRIIE transportation cenEes-
tr- They sewe as the finincial centres.
m_ Theirpopulations are falting due
(A) In dividual
farrrs are small. to
migratiur-
CB) Yields perfarrner are generalty
(c) high.
Large amounts offertrtizers
* *'"a (A) Iandtronly
(D)
on the farm. (B) Iandltronly
Cropcultivationisnotasimportantas (C)
. trandlllonly
animalrearing. (D) I, tr and III

48. Which of rhe foIowln_g features

is MOST
':
typical of commerciJarable SZ. Which of thefollowing is MOST
practised in the hairies
f;;;; * likely to
of Canada? T".:: damage ro coral reefs in ihe
Caribbean?
(A) Largelabourforce
.(B) Multi-cropsystem (A) oxygen
(C) Intensivemechanization (B) Swlighr
(D) Smallacreage (C) Warmwater
(D) Muddywarer
49. Which of the followingBEsTexplain why
the
prairie environment is wei^l
commerci
,,rit.i to
aI arable farmin g ?

j Flatorgenrlyundulatingland
u. , Deep,richsoil
m- Col4drywinters
ry. Accessibilitytomarkets
e]
CB)
I. tr and rII onry
I,IIandfVonlv
(C) I, III and Iv oiv
CD) tr,ItrandfVoniv
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Items 53 - 54 are based on the sketch map below.

Y Y
\Z Y t( )K
\4 CoastalX
Y Y; *
w \ Plain
x *

Key

x Corn
cultivation
Y Swamp

6 Coconuts
N
53. WaterpollutionisMOsTlikelytopresenra 54. Which of the following factors is MOST
rnaiorproblemat Iikely to lead to water pollution along the
co:rst at P'f
(A) w
(B) X (A) Theflatnessoftheland
(c) Y (B) The growingofcbrn on the slopes
(D) zv (C) The presence of the swamp
(D) Thelackoftidalcurrents

Item 55 refers to the diagram below. 56. Which of the following sequences USUALLY
occurs where soil erosion is a problem?

(A) Increased run off -+ decreased

ffim*ff- (B)
infiltration -+ deforestation -)
soilerosion
Deforestation --+ decreased
infiltration--+ increased run off
-+ soilerosion
(c) Deforestation -+ increased
infiltration -> increa.sed run off
--+ soil erosion
(D) Increased run off --+ deforestation
55- In the diagram, X represents -+ decreased infiltration --+ soil
erosion
(A) transpiration
(B) precipitation
(c) percolation
(D) evaporation
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57: Wbich ofthe following contributesMOsTto
59. Which of the following practices
pollrrtionofthe environs ofcapital may help to
citio irr,t eliminate problems of pollution .r"","a
Caribbean? " householdwaste?
Uy

Discharge of fish waste in the

9] sea
(A)
q] Dischargeofchemicalsi"rh;; Burialandcoveringwithsoil
(C) Exhaustfumesfrommotorcars (B) Depositinginthesea
(D) Accumularion of garbage from (C) Dumpingalongwarercourses
factories (D) Pitingupinsecludedspots

58- Which of the following poses 60. "Algae, nourished by waters enriched
the MOST with
serious threattd therivei, oftt. nutrients, growin abundance overthe
C*iUi"-l causing them to die."
corals
(A) Activitiesbytourjsts
Hoodingfromhruricanes Thesituation described abovecan
lgl ttmough
come about
Improperfishingpractices
I(D) [legaldumpingofwaste
(A) oilpollution
dredgingandrnining
!I]
(C) fishingandaynamiie
(D) sewage discharge

rT. YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME

IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR IVORK
ON THIS TEST.

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