CARIBBEAN STUDES
PAST PAPER REVIEW
2005
(SHORT PAPER)
QUESTION 1

Identify the geographical sub-region to
which St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua
belong.
RESPONSE

The Lesser Antilles
QUESTION 2

Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean
which is located entirely in the Atlantic
Ocean.
RESPONSE

The Bahamas
QUESTION 3

Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’
definition of the Caribbean region.
RESPONSE

This refers to the region that saw the
impact of European colonization, slavery
and indentureship.
QUESTION 4

Identify Two of the boundaries of the
‘geological’ Caribbean.
RESPONSE
North – the line of the Greater
Antilles
 East – the line of the Lesser Antilles
 South – a line through Trinidad,
Northern Venezuela and Colombia
 West – the Western or Pacific Coast
of Central America.

QUESTION 5

Outline Two different interpretations of
the term ‘culture’.
RESPONSE
The ways of life of a people
 The cultural habits of individuals

QUESTION 6

List TWO ways in which the term
‘society’ can be defined.
RESPONSE
People having a shared common
purpose
 People occupying a defined territorial
space
 People occupying an area continuously
over time
 Citizens within a defined space
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QUESTION 7

List Two problems that may arise in
Caribbean society because of
hybridization.
RESPONSE
Hybridization can lead to the creation of
new cultures, when two or more cultures
come into contact with each other
 Some races may assume a sense of
superiority over others, based on the old
plantation system and social
stratification.

QUESTION 8

Describe TWO responses of Caribbean
people to oppression
RESPONSE
Creation of trade unions
 Migration – intra- Caribbean or extra –
regional
 Crime and violence
 Riots
 Active resistance – disobedience,
revolts, rebellions and revolutions

QUESTION 9

Explain One way in which religion has
impacted on Caribbean people.
RESPONSE
Religion was use as a means of
retaining ancestral links
 A factor in the expansion of education in
Caribbean territories
 A source of comfort or a source of
empowerment while experiencing
violence, oppression and genocide.
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QUESTION 10

Describe Two ways in which the Cuban
residents in the United States impact on
American politics
RESPONSE
They formed pressure groups to coerce
Washington to continue to enforce the
economic blockade against Cuba.
 A large proportion of Cubans in Miami
influence voting and governance in the
US.

QUESTION 11

Explain ONE way in which Caribbean
migrant labour impacts on the
economies of the countries of North
America.
RESPONSE

Keeps wages at a minimum since they
flood the labour market
QUESTION 12

Explain what is meant by ‘development’.
RESPONSE

Development is the ability of a country to
advance economically, measured by
changes in its per capita income as well
as by the human development index
which includes life expectancy and
educational attainment.
QUESTION 13

List TWO indicators of development
RESPONSE
Levels of crime
 Levels of investment
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QUESTION 14

Identify TWO factors that influence
development.
RESPONSE
Distribution of wealth
 Political ideologies
 Gender equality
 Natural disasters
 Impact of the productive sector.
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QUESTION 15

Explain the term ‘globalisation’.
RESPONSE
QUESTION 16

Identify ONE international organisation
that facilitates globalisation.
RESPONSE
World Trade Organisation
 The International Monetary Fund

QUESTION 17
State ONE effect of globalisation on
EACH of the following:
1. Labour
2. Trade
3. Ideology

RESPONSE
Ideology:
Benefits capitalist countries
Can lead to cultural penetration by extra
regional countries
Facilitates the adoption and desire for first
world lifestyles
QUESTION 18

Identify TWO challenges faced by either
CARIFTA
or
The
West
Indies
Federation.
RESPONSE
West Indies Federation:
 Disputes over movement of people from
one country to another
 Leadership issues: Jamaica and
Trinidad and Tobago.
 Wide disparity among members in terms
of per capita income.
RESPONSE
CARIFTA:
 Unemployment rates and poverty
 Leadership issues: Jamaica and
Trinidad and Tobago
 Inability to implement regional decisions
 Federal government had no power.
QUESTION 19
State how EACH of the following has
contributed to development of the
region.
Caribbean Tourism Organisation
University of the West Indies

RESPONSE
Caribbean Tourism Organisation
 Creation of a single voice in the
international arena
 Development and promotion of regional
travel tourism programmes to and within
the Caribbean
 Provision of a sound body of knowledge
through data collection, collation and
research
RESPONSE
University of the West Indies
 Forum for regional integration
 Training persons to work in both public
and private sectors, for example, tertiary
education
 Providing regional research in tropical
medicine and other fields.
QUESTION 20

Explain the term ‘Pan Africanism’.
RESPONSE

Pan Africanism IS A philosophy based
on the belief that African people and or
people of African descent share
common bonds and objectives.
It
advocates unity to achieve these
objectives.
There is also an
understanding that Black power or unity
among black people is part of the
philosophy.
QUESTION 21

Explain ONE way in which ‘pan –
africanism’
has
contributed
to
development of the region.
RESPONSE
Pan – Africanism has:
 Created public awareness of the plight
of blacks especially in the Caribbean
and USA.
 Fostered
greater
co
operation
internationally among blacks

QUESTION 22

Explain the term ‘negritude’.
RESPONSE

A literary and ideological movement led
by Francophone black intellectuals,
lecturers, writers and politicians.
QUESTION 23

Explain what is meant by ‘social justice’.
RESPONSE
QUESTION 24

Explain One way in which development
is affected by breaches in social justice.
RESPONSE

Discrimination on the basis of ethnicity,
race or class affects development.
Social services in the work place are still
influenced by class and ethnicity
QUESTION 25

Identify Two forms of discrimination that
may lead to social injustice
RESPONSE
Discrimination on the basis on gender
 Racial discrimination
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