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FORM TP 2022077 MAYJUNE 2022
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE*
EXAMINATION
GEOGRAPHY
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Paper 01 General Proficiency
I hour IS ntinuus

( 02 JUNE 2622 (a.m.) ]

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
L This test consists of 60 items. You willhave I hour and 15 minutes to answer them
2, Inaddition to this test bookleu you should have an answer sheet,
3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A),(B),(C),fD), Read each item you
are about to answer and decide which choiceis 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 youhave chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample Ken;

Hurricanes in the Caribbean area arc MOST

likely to occur during Sample Answer
(A) February-April (a) (§) A (6)
(B) April-June
(C) July -September
(D) October-February

The correct answer to this item is "July-September", so (C j has been shaded.

5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.

6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
cannot answer an item, go on to the next one You may return to that item later.

7. You may use a silent, non-programmabte calculator to answer items.

®. The use of geometrical instruments is permitted.

RIS.N* DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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 Itgms.L 4 refer to the following map of the Caribbean region

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85 80' 75' 70' 60*

1. Which island is located at 12 "N 61 ”W? 3, Which of the following islands is located
approximately 1000 km west of Port-au-
(A) Grenada Prince?
tB) Barbados
(C) Saint Lucia (A) Antigua
(D) Guadeloupe (B) Jamaica
(C) The Bahamas
(D) Cayman Islands
2. Port-au-Prince is located at
(A> 18^ 22 *W 4. An airplane leaves Bridgetown, Barbados,
(B) 18 N 72 for Kingston, Jamaica. In which general
(C) 21 *N 72 *W direction wilt it fly?
(D) 21 “N 22 “W
(A> Northeast
(Bj Southeast
(C) Northwest
(D) Southwest
 Items 5 9 refer to the following contour sketch map (in metres) showing Points X, W. Z and
Area Y.

5. The grid reference of Point Z is x. 'A h;ch location is approximately 50 metres

above sea kvd?
(A) 365413
(Bl 363415 (A) W
(O 412365 (B> X
(03 415362 (C) ¥
(D) Z

The beating of X from W is approximately

9. Ihe landform shown at ¥ is a
(A> 045*
(Bl 135* (A) bill
(Ci 225* (B) ridge
o» sir (C) valley
(D) plateau

7. Which of the following words BEST

describes the slop? between Y and W?

(A) Fiat
(B) Steep
(C) Gentle
(D) Undulating
 hems 10 12 refer to Tire following world map

10. What time is it in New Orleans when it ss 10:00 p.m, on Monday in St Petersburg?

(A) 2:00 a.m. Sunday

<H> 2:00 p.m. Sunday
(Ci 2:00 a.m. Monday
(D) 2:0& p.m Monday

11. What major line of latitude is closest to New Orleans?

(A) Equator
(B) Antarctic Circle
(Cl Tropic of Cancer
( D) Tropic of Capricorn

12. The shaded area on the map represents a port or the

(A) tropics
(Bl Arctic Zone
(C) Mediterranean
(D) Temperate Zone

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13 refers to foHowing diagram of an area of limestone.

13. What type of limestone landform is labelled Y in the diagram?

(A) Cockpt:
<B) Stalagmite
IC) Depression
(D) Swallow hole

Item 14 refers to the following diagram of a contour map.

14. Which of the follow ing landforms is seen on the centaur

(A) Knoll
(B) Ridge
(C> Valley
tD) Escarpment

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hem IS refers to the map of a weather system.

15. What type ot weather system does the map suggest that the southern part of C uba is experiencing
at this time9

(A) Hurricane
(B) Cold front
(O Warm Sent
(Dt Anticyclone

item 16 refers to the following diagram of the earth’s structure.

16. W hat layer of the earth's surface is labelled X?

(Aj Core
<B> Crust
Ki Mantle
(D) Inner cone

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 Items 17 and 18 refer to the following diagram of a ri ver valley.

17. The feature labelled M is a

(A) levee
W terrace
(C) waterfall
(D) floodplain

18. Which of the follow tog features forms in the area labelled N?

(A) Levee
(B) Plateau
(O Floodplain
(D) Alluvia! fan

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Items 19 21 refer to the fo&wmg which shows w« omvah for two jear.

19. In which of the following months was there almost NO change in arrivals across the two years’

(A> February
Bi March
(C) May
(Di August

20. In which of the following months was there the greatest difference in arrivals between the two
years?

(A> January
(Hl February
(Cj May
(0) June

21. Which of the following conclusions can be ton from the graph?

(A) The number pf arrivals in April 2020 was lower when compared with April 2019.
(BI In 2020. there was a marked increase in arrivals compared with 2019.
(C) In any given month, the lowest number ot arrivals was 20 000.
(Df January had Ose highest number of arrisals tn both y cars

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Uhich of the following types of rocks is 24. The MAIN difference between weathering
formed by the solidification of lava? and erosion relates to the
(A) Basalt (A ) contents of die rocks
(Bl Marble (B) remov al of materials
(O Sandstone f C) temperature of the materia N
ii» UwSfiW (P) slope of the land hearing the nicks

23. Which of the following phrases refers to 25. Which of the fellow mg terms refers to the
castings? chemical process by which limestone is
weathered?
(A) Vertical lines that decrease in value
eastwards (A) Oxidation
(B) Vertical lines that increase in vai ae (B) Hvdrahon
eastwards tC) Hydrolysis
(C) Horizontal lines that increase in (O) Carbonation
value northwards
(D) Horizontal lines that decrease in
value northwards

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Item 26 and 27 refer to the following population pyramid for Country Q.
Male Female
166+ T
95-99
90-94 |
X5-89

65-69
60-64
55-59
56M
45 49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
26-24
15-19
16-14

Population (In mUlioas) Age Group Population tin millioci)

26. What is tire range within each age group 27. Which of the following statements is true
shown tn the pyramid? of the population of Country Q?

(A) 4 years (A) The birth rate is increasing.

(B) 5 years (B) The population is expanding.
(O 6 years (C) There are more males than females
(DI 10 years under the age of 40.
f D) i here are more males than females
ox er the age of 75.

28. Which of the following is a feature of 29. Which of the following conditions is a
sedimentary rocks? reason fixsparse settiemenu m inhndareas
of some Caribbean territories ?
(A) Deposited in layers
W Form cry sials when cooled (A> Generally Sat terrain
(Q Develop within the earth's crust (B1 Close proximity to urban centres
(D) Farm under great heat and intense (C) The abundance of forested areas
pressure ( D) The prevalence of taw temperatures

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30. Fringing reefs are said to be Item 35 refers to the following diagram.

(A) horse shoe in shape

(B) attached to the mainland \ jf Central
(C) built on a submerged platform K <A uplift
(D) separated from the landby a narrow
lagoon

31. When magma emerges on the surface. it

may lead to the formation of

(A) sills „ Which of the following drainage patterns

(B) dykes
is illustrated in the diagram”
(C) laccoliths
(D) lava flowy (A) Radial
(B) Parallei
(C) Trellised
32. Which of the following purposes do lines (D) Dendritic
of latitude serve?

(A) Separate climatic zones.

5. wln January, the temperature suddenly
(B> Determine the time zones.
drops and the wind speed increases, the
(C) Advance the calendar by a day.
sky gradually becomes overcast and there
(D) Divide the earth into east and west is a light shower.”

What type of weather system is being

33- One of the MAIN characteristics of described?
equatorial rainforests is trees
(A) Hurricane
(A) which shed their leaves during the (B) Cold front
dry- seasons (C) Tropical wave
(B) with small, thin leaves to reduce (D) Intertropical Convergence Zone
transpiration
(C ) w ith large buttress roots to provide
stability ,17. Which of the following statements about
(D) with extensive roots to reach
the ‘greenhouse’ effect is true?
groundwater
(A) It results from increased globaliza¬
tion,
34. Which of Uw followingconstituenisofthe (B) It makes the weather more unpre¬
soil producets) inorganic mineral matter? dictable.
(C) It lowers the temperature on
(A) Humus
(B) Leaf liner mountain tops.
(Dl It is a natural process that warms
(Cy Parent material
(D) Micraorganisnis the earth's surface,

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38. A vokamc spine can des etap when Items 41 and 42 refer to tire following
diagram.
(A) a caldera is present
(B) the lava is viscous
(C) the explosion is s iolent
(D) ash and cinder are ejected

39. Which of the following elements is

MAIN!.Y responsible for high temperatures
in the Caribbean?
(A) Rainfall
(Bi Latitude
(C) Altitude
(D) Humidity

40. Which of the following conditions results

from the increased use of tropical rainfor¬
ests for agricultural land?

(A) Increased height of trees

(B) Greater variety of plants 41. What erosional process isoccunringon foe
(C) Greater rates of erosion of the riverbed shewn in the diagram?
topsoil
(D) Increased amounts of nutrients (A) Attrition
added to the soil (B) Solution
(C) Corrasion
(DI Hydraulic action

42. Which ofthe followmg land forms is located

atX?

(A) Gorge
(B) Valley
t C) Plunge peol
(D) Interlocking spur

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43. Which of the following statements about soil 47. Which of the following is tire MOS I seri¬
is generally true? ous problem hindering rapid agricultural
development in the Caribbean?
(A| 1 he depth increases as moisture
content increases ( A) Lack of capital
(B) The acidity increases as the humus (B) Rapid soil erosion
content decreases. (C) A lack of crop variety
(C) The fertility decreases as the humus (D) A high incidence of crop disease
content increases.
(D) Theacidity increases as the moisture
content decreases. 4SI. Which of the following features is typical
of large-scale commercial farming?

44. Which of the following is the MAIN (A) Small acreage

renewable energy resource used in the ( B) Multi-crop sy stem
Caribbean? (Ci Subsistence practices
(1)) Intensive mechanization
(A) Solar
(B) Wind
(C) Tidal 4*9. Ihe removal of preferential trade agree¬
(D) Geothermal ments impacts Caribbean traditional export
crops because such agreements

45. Areas closer to the poles receive less heat (A) stimulate policies
energy than those closer to the equator (B) encourage competition
because the sun's rays arc (C) encourage climate change
(D) increase global market shares
(A) reflected at higher latitudes
(B) absorbed at higher latitudes
(C) directly over the higher latitudes 56. Which of the following is a benefit of
(D) spread over a larger area at higher mangrov e w etlands to Caribbean countries?
latitudes
(A ) They contribute to beach formation.
(B) They bring stability to coastal areas.
46. Which of the following human activities (C) Their root system loosens the
contribute to landslides? sediments from rivers.
(DI They. grow rapidly and cause
I. Terracing congestion in waterways.
11. Logging
Hl. Mining

(A) land II only

(B) land 111 only
(C) H and III only
(D) 1. U and III

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Item 51 refers to the followingdiagram of 53 Whichofthe following types of settlements

a coastal area. will MOST likely develop near an urban
centre?
(A) Linear
(Bl Isolated
>>*** ^*£z*^*^ XX /1 Dispersed
1 (C)
1 .X- *
$e» /1 Nucleated
f© // <D>

l. Which of the following isa MAJOR impact

of urban spraw l?
(A) Tragic congestion
51. Which of the following processes are (B> Increase in open spaces
MOST likely to result in the formation of (Cl Reduced risk of flooding
the feature X° (D) Migration from rural areas

1. Wave refraction
11, Longshore drift s 5, Which of the following is a primary
UE Wave deposition sector activity?

(A) I and 11 only (A) Canning tomatoes

(B) I and HI only (Bl Conducting museum tours
tC) 11 and UI only (C) Designing carnival costumes
(D) 1, 11 and III (D) Blasting boulders in a quarry

52. Atolls appear as reefs that arc 36. Whichof the following factors is'are MOST
likely to pose a serious threat to the rivers
(A ) ring-shaped with a lagoon in the of the Caribbean?
centre
(B) found in the tropical coastal inter¬ (A) Tourism
tidal zones (B) Landslides
(O close to the shore and separated by (C) Factory waste
a shallow lagoon (D) Fishing practices
(D) separated from the shore by several
kilometres of water

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>tem 5? refers to the following diagram 58. Which of the following factors is MOST
which shows changes in the employment important in locating primary industries?
structure for Country X
(A) Power
(B) Labour
(%) (C) Transportation
of Raw materials
fO)

Percntage mploy ent 59. Which of the following conditions is

LEAST likely to result from the setting up
of secondary industries in the Caribbean?

(A) Increased export

(B> Reduced cost of living

——— ' Primary

Secondary
(C) Increased employment opportune
ties
*.•■*»***»■*•••« Tertiary (D) Reduced importation of consumer
goods

57, Which of the following factors is MOST Whichof the followingconditions isMOST
60.
likely the cause of therapid increase in the likely toresult from tropical deforestation0
tertiary sector shown on the diagram?
(A) Loss of flora
(A) A large, unskilled labour force is (B) Increase at fauna
available,
(C) Increased lumbering
(B) Increased demand for services due (D) Increase in underground water
to improved standard of living,
(C) Increased profitability of primary
industries resulting from a tax
break.
(£» Government policies which
encouraged the development of
industrial estates.

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