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(A)
(B)
The general direction of port Morant from
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(c) 228
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(C) southwesr
(D) ,. southeast
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(C) , Dispersed
(D) :'. Nucleated
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The feature passing through P is a
(4)
(B)
(C)
(D)
road
river
canal
railway
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-4:Ilemg-GZ refer to the following world map.
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is the location of St Peteisburg?'
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The direction of the prime meridian from
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(A)
(B)
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(c)
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(D)
east
west
north
south
,:What time is it in New Orleans when it is
';10:00 p.m. on Monday in St
!.ejersburg?
(A) 2:00 a.m. Sunday
(B) 2:00 p.m. Sunday
(C) 2:00 a.m. Monday
,(D) 2:00 p.m. Monday i
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-6Items 11-12 refer to the following map extract of the Black River area, Jarnaica.
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
12.
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distributary
river captnre
deferred junction
The general direction offlow of the Black River is
(A) sE
CB) NE
(c) NNE
(D) ssw
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-7Items 13-15 refer to the following gnph which shows the percentage of total population employed in
agriculture in 1950 and 2000 in some Caribbean territories.
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The Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominican
Republic
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Tlinidad and
Tobago
13.
Which country had the LARGEST
percentage decline in people employed in
agriculture?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
14.
Haiti
Martinique
Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
In 2000, the county with the LOWEST
percentage ofpeople employed in agriculture
was
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Barbados
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Guadeloupe
15.
In which countries did employment in
agricultue decline by more than 40 per cent
of the total population over the period?
(A)
(B)
(C)
Haiti, Guadeloupe, puerto Rico
DominicanRepublic,Guadeloupe,
Haiti
Dominican Republic, Jamai-ca,
Martinique
DominicanRepublic,Guadeloupe,
CD)
Martinique
-8Item 16 refers to the following map of a continent.
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16.
The shaded area on the map is BEST described as the
(A) Tropics
CB) Arctic Zone
(C) Mediterranean
(D) Temperate Zone
17.
Which of the following statements about lines of latitude is tnre?
(A) They meet at the poles.
CB) They are all great circles.
(C) They represent angular distance from the prime meridian.
(D) They represent the angular distance north and south of the equator.
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under which of the conditions would the flow of a river
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
19.
vary Mosr from season to season?
I and II only
I and Itr only
II and Itr only
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under which of the conditions is there the GREATEST
(A) I only
CB) II only
(C) Itr only
CD) tV onty
variation in rainfall?
-10Items 20-21 refer to the following map'
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(A)
(B)
(C)
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21.
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- 11 Items22-23 refer to the following rainfall and temperature gaph.
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Month
22.
The annual range of temperatue isAPPROXIMAIELy
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
23.
(c)
(D)
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24o
Which of the following statements is tnre?
(A)
(B)
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The hottest months of the year are also the driest.
The hottest months of the year are also the wettest.
There is little variation in rainfall throughout the year.
There is little variation in temperature throughout the year.
- 12Item24 refers to the fotlowing population density map of Trinidad.
Population Denstty
Inhabitants per sq km
Tlinidad [1970 Censusl
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Over 1100 per sq krn
561-1100 per sq km
350-560 per sq km
20V349 per sq h
50-199 per sq km
UI\DER 49 per sq km
Which of the following statements is tnre according to the population density
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The west has the lowest population'
The southwest is sparsely populated'
The centre has the higlest population'
The northwest is densely populated'
map of Trinidad?
-13Item 25 refers to the following block diagram which shows the wave patterns of an earthquake
along a fault and fourpoints labelled W, X, Y andZ.
Which of the points in the diagram represents the focus?
(A) w
(B) x
(c) Y
(D) z
26.
27.
Which ofthe following statements isNOT
28.
Potholes will tend to form on the bed of a
true ofALL volcanoes?
river if the river has a
(A)
(B)
Their eruptions are violent.
They occur in areas of crustal
(A)
(C)
Their cones are made of ejected
(D)
material.
Various gases are emitted during
eruption.
When magma emerges on the surface, it
may lead to the formation of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(B)
weakness.
sills
dykes
laccoliths
lavaflows
(C)
(D)
29.
low volume andflows overa steep
gradient
highvolumeandflowsoverastgep
gradient
lowvolumeandflowsoveragentle
gradient
highvolumeandflowsoveragentle
gradient
As one climbs amountain" the surrounding
temperahrre
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
decreases
increases
fluctuates
remains constant
-1430.
How does vegetation contribute to the
development of soils?
The IMAIN difference between weathering
and erosion relates to the
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
33.
It provides the parent material.
Roots increase the depth of soil.
It decomposes to form humus.
Itdecomposestoproduceinorganic
matter.
The slow downhill movement of debris
What is the CORRECT order ofthe stages
in the development of a hurricane?
and soil under the influence of gravity may
BEST be described as
(A) Tropical disturbance, storm,
34.
31.
removal of materials
temperature of the materials
moisture content of the rocks
slope ofthe land bearing the rocks
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
depression, hurricane
Tropical depression, disturbance,
a landslide
(B)
soil creep
soil erosion
mass wasting
(C) Tropical storm, depression,
stom, hurricane
(D)
distr:rbance, hurricane
Tropical disturbance, depression,
storm, hurricane
Item 32 refers to the following diagram.
35.
Fold mountains form where crustal plates
move
(A)
(B)
(c)
'C';fi:.:
(D)
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Which of the following phrases defines
exfoliation?
(A)
(B)
32.
Which ofthe following weather conditions
is NOT shown in the diagram above?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
Rain shadow on the leeward side
Frontal rainfall on the mountain top
Relief rainfall on windward slopes
Descending dry winds on the
leeward side
up and down
towards each other
parallel to each other
away from each other
(c)
(D)
Peeling off of the outer layers of
rocks
Splitting of rocks into rectangular
blocks
Movement ofrocks due to the iction
of rivers
Disintegration of rocks by root
penetration into crevices
Item 37 refers to the following
diagram.
Which ofthe following statements
may explain
why some areas in Caribbean t"oiio.i"i
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sparsely settled?
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(A) I and tI onlv
(B) I and IIr ojy
(Cl llandltronly
CD) I, II and III
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37.
They are hilly and forested.
They have no mineral resources.
Transport links are generally poor.
In the diagram, X represents
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Which of the following conditions
is NOT
likely to result from the sltting
6;f*;o"ry
(manufacturin g) industri",
percolation
evaporation
transpiration
precipitation
Item 38 refers to the following
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Increased exporrs
Reduced cosi of living
Increasedemptof_"jopporruniries
CD) Reduction in tle i*pi'""'rili
diagram.
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cOnS rmer gOOdS
41.
urbanization in Caribbean
Iqla
countries
USUALLYresulrs
in
(A)
housing shortages in the
cities
rncreased employnent
CB)
in the
cities
oe;51sed foreign exchange
(c)
eamngs
.rmprovement
(D)
The dotted line represents
(A) a plateau
(B) the hilltop
(C) the watershed
@) the drainage basin
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.
.
in the standard ofliving
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map.
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+ +
"Algae, nourished by waters enriched with
nuhients, grow inabundance overthe corals
causing them to die."
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from
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(A)
(B)
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(c)
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(D)
oil pollution
fishing and dynamite
dredging and mining
sewage discharge
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46.
Caribbean?
Urban Centre
42.
Road
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Which of the following features BEST
explain the location of the urban centre in
the sketch map?
L
U.
ru.
The presence offlat land
The nearness to the mountains
The presence of a natural harbour
(A)
(B)
I and II only
I and III only
tr and Itr only
I, II and III
(c)
(D)
43.
#
to expand?
44.
Which of the following factors is the
MOST imFortant in the location ofprimary
industries?
(A) Labour
(B) Power
(C) Transportation
CD) Raw materials
Climates
Camivals
Coral reefs
Tropical forests
Item 47 refers to the following diagram
which shows four locations labelled I, II,
III and IV.
In which direction is the town MOST likely
(A) East
CB) West
(C) North
(D) South
Which of the following features exert the
GREATEST influence on tourism in the
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47.
Based on the diagram, at which of the
locations,is an urban centre MOST likely
to be found?
(A), r
(B) II
(c)' trr
(D), , rV
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NOT
afecting
nrgUtgm
industrial
development
f
in the Caribbeau?
(A)
I?
(C)
(D)
49.
SZ.
Which of the following situations
contributes MOST to pollution of the
environment ofcapital cities in CARICOM
countries?
Size of market
Avaitability of capital
Size of labour force
Quantityofrawmaterials
(A)
Accumulation of garbage from
factories
q)
q)
(D)
Which of the following circumsrances
are
-challenges to peasant farmers in the
Discharge of chemicals in the sea
Discharge offish waste in the sea
Discharge of exhaust fumes from
motor vehicles
Caribbean?
I.
U.
m.
(A)
(B)
(C)
53.
Lack of capital
Lack of crop variety
Soil erosion
(D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
I andtr only
I and III onty
II and m oolv
I, tr and Itr
54.
50.
Thetotaloutputfrompeasantfarmsisoften
Iow because
A
(B)
(C)
(D)
51.
U[
Zonngofmarine activities
Harvestingofcoral fo.r..,olltions
55.
Raw sewage
Oxygen depletion
Depositing in the sea
Piling up in sectuded spots
_Burying and covering *itt, dirr
D'mping along water courses
gases, Iiquids and solids
which
{nrrry
affect the earth and its f"l"Uilri,
L
examples of
(A) sedimenb
CB) pollutants
(C) solid waste
CD) contaminants
for
souvenirs
Discharging sewage and industrial
waste along the shore
(A) I and II only
(B) I and Itr only
(C) Ilandmoiv
(D) I, II and III
Smog
Oil spill
Which ofthe following p_ractices
may help
to eliminate problems olpoUutioo-ci""t"a
by organic household waste?
(A)
9l
fl
(D)
only one crop is grown
holdings are verysmall
fanners grow mainly food
crops
plots are located in r_ot"
*"".
Whichofthefollowingpracticesmayharm
the marine environmeiit
in tU" C*iUbean?
I
U.
Which of the following is a form
of air
pollution?
s6.
Which of the following features
an LINHEALII{y coral
ind.icates
reef?
Brightly cotoured coral
e] Large
Il1 Large number ofparrot fish
variety ofspecies of corat
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CD)i, E49gsiveariaottrieht*ni,"..*r
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-18Items 57-5Srefertothefollowingdiagramshowingaseries ofconsequences
Tropical
Deforestation
;
Great Overland
Flow
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fromtropical deforestation.
57- which of the following consequences BEsTrepresents X?
(A) Flooding
(B) Reduced rainfall
(C) Decreased canopy
CD) Reduced soil fertiliry
58.
what other consbquence can result from tropical deforestation?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
59.
Lumbering
Loss offlora
Increase in fauna
Increase in underground water
Flooding can be prevented by
I.
II.
m
planting vegetation
creating reserves for trees
clearing vegetation on slopes
(A) Iandtronly
(B) I and Itr only
(C) II and III only
CD) I,II and III
Which of the following actions can be used to reduce the emission
I.
II.
m.
(A)
CB)
(c)
(D)
of greenhowe gases?
Increased use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Increased use of solarpower
Reduction in the use of fossil fuels
I and tr only
I and III only
II and Itr only
I, tr and III
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