xis yur sank nteon FORM TP 2013079 | ___ ee CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE? EXAMINATION GEOGRAPHY | TEST CODE 01225010 MAY/JUNE 2013 Paper 01 — General Proficiency IT hour 15 minutes LL JUNE 2013 (p.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them, 2. In addition to this test book! you should have an answer sheet. 3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best 4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen, Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Hurricanes in the Caribbean area are MOST likely to occur during the months of Sample Answer (A) February ~ April ®@®eO (B) ‘April — June (C) July ~ September (D) October — February ‘The best answer to this item is “July ~ September”, so answer space (C) has been shaded. 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely and fill in your new choice, 6 When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you cen. IF s you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to this item later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items. 8. The use of geometrical instruments is permitted. (OT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2011 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. 01225010/F 2013 .emg 13 refer to the following map. 1. What is the grid reference for the 3, Whatisthedirection of hetrigonometrical ‘wigonometrcal station (r) at Gun Hi? station at Gun Hl from the junetion at Rock? @ 31257 (B) 314.572 (a) South-West pe eh te as ____(®)__South-East__ ) 572312 (©) o 2 The straight line distance between the trigonometrical station at Gun Hill and the road junction at Rock is APPROXIMATELY, (a) Smiles @) shmites (© 4 mites t ) 44 mites © 4h milAscaleof' : 10000 onamap wouldindicate "hat (A) themapis 10000 times larger than the ground it represents (B) tL unitonthe map represents 10000 units on the ground (©) Lemonthe map represents 10 000 ‘metres on the ground (©) Lemonthemap represents 10 000 Jem on the ground Which of the following is a definition of “Northings”? (A) Vertical ines that increase Vale ccastwards (B) —Yerticallines that decrease in value eastwards (©) Horizontal tines that decrease in valve northwards (D) Horizontal ines that increase in value northwards ems 6-7 refer to the following contour map. Between which of the following points is the gradient steepest? (A) Pad @) Rand (©) QandR (©) Sanat Which of the following points are intervisible? (A) Pand @) Qands (©) Panis. (D) QandTItems 1-13 refer othe following diagram. ] (EVE [Aw [ ae ww Contour tes | 11, Thelandform shown at ¥ isa 8. Theposition of Houston is i = are ww hill Ne epeeto @) ridge oes ©) valley © Nsw oh aes ©) 30°N100°E 12, Whatisthe contour interval inthe diagraro 8. The dzeton of the prime meri fom — Houston is @ 0 puneeenis eee) = 0 ® (30 (© torh @) 4 ©) south a aes cane ee ee city located at 7°W. Whats the standard time in Lagos, Nigeria (S°E)? ay) ya oa Money (8) 5:00pm. on Monday (©) 300m,on Tuesday (D) 4:00 pm, on TuesdayItem 14 refers to the following sketch map {— 500 | —_— r feet rm st si Dy 7 7 7% 7 Light n metres 14. The approximate gradient ofthe line XY is w @ © © Hem 15 refers to the following map. Lint Vind tind hin (ey ra ‘The shaded area onthe map isthe (A) Tropics (B) —Axctic zone (©) Moditerranesn (D) Teenperate zone[uems 16-17 refer to the following population density map of Island X ran y pl) POPULATION DENSITY OF ISLAND x Tnbabitaats per eg. k, Key ao IM) 200-399 [LI] 100-199 Cie 16, Which of the following statements is 17, TRUE? (A) Thepopulationiseventy cistibute. (B) The highest densities are in the south (©) The population deasisy inereases ‘outward From Area I (©) The population density decreases outward from Area I Which of the following areas has the SMALLEST population? wii ® oO m o WwW 18,__A comcet relationship between longitude anette thatthe time chagerby (A) Thour for 20° (B) 1 minute forse (©) 4 minutes for 1° (D) 24 hours for 180° 19, What word is used to deseribe thet par of rivers course whichis wide and shallow and has bars and islands around which the river flows? (Braided (B) Flooded 20. (©) Turbulent (D) Meandering Hem 20 refers tothe following diagram, ‘The feature formed in the area marked N (A) alevée (B) aplatem (©) afiood plain (D) —analluvial fn2 22, ‘tems 21-22 refer to the following rainfall ‘and temperature graph ain ep. om ko 2 > STIMAMETASOND® Months ‘The annual range of temperature is APPROXIMATELY ws» @) 1 © 1 ©) 24 Whichofthe following satementsis TRUE? (©) There is lle verision im rainfall throughout the year (D) There is little variation ‘niperatrethroaghoutiie year 2B 23-24 refertothe following diagram. Sie of population tn 1850 "1900 1950 " 2000 2050 Years What was the MOST likely size of the population inthe year 2000? (1.500 000 (B) 2.000000 (©) 2500 000 ©) 3.000 000 During which period did the population growth remain constant? () 1850-1900 ®) 1900-1925 (© 1925-2950 @) 1950-1975 ‘Wich ofthe following statements about lines of latinudeis true? (A) They meet atthe poles B) Teey areall great circles. (© They represent angular distance ‘rom the Prime Meridan, (D) _ Theyrepresenttheangulardistance ‘orth and south of the equator.2 ‘tem 26 refers to the following map of crustal plates. The plate labelled Y isthe “~ e © o ‘When magma emerges on the surface it say lead to the formation of w @) © @) Fold mountains form wher w ® re @ Cocos Plate Pacific Pate ‘American Plate Caribbean Plate sills aykes laceotiths lava flows up and down towards each other parallel to each other away from each other 29, 30 sone elims a mountain te experabure (a) — decreases (B) increases (©) fluctuates {D) remains const: How does vegetation contribute to the evelopment of soils? (A) eprovides the pares material {B) Roots increase the pth of soil {C) __Ttdecomposes to for humus. {D)___Tedeocomposes to produce inorganic matterut 32, 8 298 item 31 refers to the Following diagram of ‘costal area. SS ye ae eal] “The feature Xis MOST likely the result of 1. Longshore rift TL Wave deposition UL Waveerosion (A) Land tony (&) land Mf only (©) Wand only ©) Mand i Which of the following factors causes ‘temperatures tobe high in the Carfpbean? (®) Altinde B) Latiude (©) Humidity (D) Raingall “Whichofthe followings the MOST important factor contributing tthe growth of cities in the Caribbean? () Uteranisigsion ©) Ruatadenmssicn (© Eeermticenl missation (DB) Chunpesin te tem boundaries 4 35, a1. ‘Whichofthestatementsbelow may explain why some ares in Caribbeantemtories are sparsely settled? 1. They are hilly and forested. 11, They have no mineral resources. 1H, ‘Transport links are generally poor (A) Land Tonly (B) Land lf only (© Wand only (D) Wand “Which ofthe followingtypes of settlement will MOST likely develop along a main oad? (&) Linear (B)Goolated (©) _ Dispersed (D)Nucleated ‘Which of the following features is MOST typical of wheat farming as practised in the Prairies of Canada? (A) Small uereage (8) Multi-crop system (C) Large labour force (D) Intensive mechanization “Which ofthe following factors facilitates Sndustrial development inthe Caribbean? (A) Size ofthe market (B) Availablity of capital (©) _ Size of the labour foree (D) Quantity of raw materials3. 4 -10- Which of the following has NOT resulted fom the setting up of secondary (manufecturing)industiesindhe Caribbean? «w ® © o Reduced cost of goods Increased exports of goods Increased employment opportuni- [Reduced importation of consumer ‘goods “Algae, nourished by waters enriched with nutrients, growin abundance overthecorals causing them to die “The situation described above can result, from “ @ © o oil pollution sewage discharge edging and mining fishing and dynamite ‘Rapid urbanization in Caribbean countries st 2 rest « @) © o ‘housing shortages in the cities increased employment in the cites decreased foreign exchange camings ‘improvement in the standard of living Which of the following statements ACCURATELY deseribes the water table? w ® © o ‘The area where water flows from the underground ‘The upper surface of the zone of saturation in permeable roc. “The lower surface of the zone of saturation in permeable rock. ‘The upper surface of the zone of ssturation in impermeable rock 2 Which of the following is the MOST important consideration isthe location of primary industries? w ®) © o Laboar Power ‘Transporation Raw materials \Whichofthefollowingmsy harmthemarine ‘environment of the Caribbean? L u. m, “ B® © o Zoning of marine activities Harvesting of eoral formations for Discharging sewage and industrial ‘waste along the shore Tand only Land I only and Il only 1) and Which of she following are challenges to peasant farmers in the Caribbean? 1 i uw Be © o Lack of capital Lack of evop variety Soil erosion Land Ionly and IL only ‘Band It enly 1M and IT Which of the following measures can governments use o influence the location of industries? m1 “wy @) © © Provide infrastructure Offer taining Offer tax incentives 1 and Ul only {and Ul only and if only 1 and 1‘ile ‘ems 46-8 arc based on the following sketch map. a vind direction Z gy A ~d\4p B 4s ‘Which of the areas, , Il, Tor IV, would be ‘typical location for commercial arable farming (plantation agriculture) in the Caribhean? 1 0 WI flees of air polation” ® wo © m ® w ‘Which area could MOST likely be developed as a tourist resort? aio ® oO Ww @ Vv| ® . 5 22. ‘Which ofthe following contributes MOST to pollution ofthe environment of capital Cities in CARICOM countries? w Be © o Discharge of fish waste inthe sea ‘Exhaust fumes rommotorvehisles Discharge of chemicals inthe sea Aceumulation of garbage from ‘actories Which ofthe following practices may help to eliminate problems of pollution created by onganie household waste? «wy ®) © © Depositing in the sea Piling up in secluded spots Burying end covering with dirt Darnping along water courses WhichofthefollowingexerttheGREATEST influenee on tourism in the Caribbean? w ®) © Camivals Climates Coral reefs 53, Which of the following oa pollute the ‘underground water supely? Mule I, Pesticides TIL, Chemical fertilizers (A) TandLonly (®) LandItlonly (©) Wandittonly ©) Lisa ‘54. Which ofthe following may sause damage to coral reefs in the Cariboo? (A) Oxygen (B) Sunlight (©) Shallow water (D) Maddy water in arpa frests $$ 2. Which of the following poses the MOST serious thret to water quality inthe rivers ofthe Cartbean? (Dumping of waste (B) Activites by tours 16) ooding fom hurricanes o Improper sing practices —-1. BEES SE-56 are based onthe following sketch map, ¥ ‘Wate pollution is MOST likely to present 56. Which of the following factors is MOST ‘problem at likely to lead t0 a high level of water Pollution slong the coast? wo w ® x (A) The large swamp © ¥ (B) The lack of tel eurents @) z (©) Improperdisposslofdomesticwaste ©) The growing of com on the slopes ISB. refers to the diagram below. 58 Which of the following is » problem astociated with small farming ia the Caribbean? (A) High wages (B) Poor transportation (C) Unsuitable climate (D) Limited variety of erops Jn the diagram, X represents (A) percolation ®) evaporation (© ranspiration ©) precipitation ee reasPA eee | ee oe “14 6 se a | oe —————— END OF Test 1 YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THISTEST,