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Which of the following is the BEST way to
reduce the impact of earthquakes?
4. Which of the foflowing conditions does NOT
lead to hurricane formation in the Caribbean?
A. Hire experts to study seismic waves
A. Low ocean heat
B. Elect government officials to create laws
B. Location a few degrees from the equator
C. Follow building codes
C. Unstable atmosphere (temperature falls as
height increases)
D. Mitigate.effects by devising emergency
evacuation plans
D. Pre-existing thunderstorms and high
.• Which symbols correctly match the hazard
zones in the Caribbean?
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Earthquake hazard
II. Drought hazard
Ill. Hurricane hazard
IV. Volcanic hazard
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atmospheric moisture (humidity levels)
5. Soil erosion in the Caribbean can result in:
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Crop failure
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II. Starvation of rural communities
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Ill. A loss of livelihood in farming areas
A. I only
B. I and Ill only
B. I and II
C. II and Ill
C. I, II and IV only
D. I, II and Ill
A. I only
D. All of the above
3. Which of the following has been the
GREATEST danger from recent hurricanes in
the Caribbean?
6. What is the MOST suitable soil conservation
method that can be practised on agricultural
lands?
A. Educate smal I farmers on proper drainage
A. Decline in business activity
B. Allow hills to grow natural forests
B. Loss of Iives
C. Contour ploughing
C. No efficient hurricane warning system in
D. Undertake land tenu re reform
the Atlantic Ocean
D. Property damage due to poor building
materials and locations
GEOGRAPHICAL PHENOMENA
HoW are Caribbean coral reefs _m ainly
7· threatened by human activities?
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C. Low yield s for rain-fed crops such as
coastal development, causing siltation .
sugarcane
D. Increase in government spending on
. sewage creates eutrophication of the
near-shore ecosystem.
pumps to divert water to irrigate crops
111. The dumping of marine oil or debris a d
agrochemicals in runoff.
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lO. Co_~p_lete th e following sentence: The main
art1f1c1al cause of floods in the Caribbean is
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A, I only
A. Practice of agriculture
B. I and II
C. I and Ill
8 • Bui_ldin? homes near the flood plains of
maJor rivers
D. I, II and Ill
C. Heavy rainfall associated with tropical
8. What social and economic factor should
Caribbean governments focus on to protect
coral reefs?
A. Control river dumping
B. Legislation to ban fishing when scuba
diving in national parks
C. Support the growth of fishing cooperatives
to control size and range of species
harvested
D. Require hotels to provide protected
habitats on the beachfront of their
property
9. In what main social and economic ways does
drought affect areas of the Caribbean?
.A. Householders and farmers experience
water shortages
B. Reduction in availability of planting
materials such as roots and tubers may
then require imports
weather systems
D. Poor design and maintenance of drainage
channels, which may become blocked by
debris
11. What is the most important way to reduce
flood dangers in Caribbean countries?
A. Hazard mapping and building restrictions
on risky areas
B. Adequate design and maintenance of
drainage channels
C. Poverty alleviation schemes, especially in
rural areas
D. Flood basin management, by discouraging
sand mining in the river bed