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FORMTP2387 cA'R, TBBEAN' Examinations Ciouncil: Education
FORMTP2387 cA'R, TBBEAN' Examinations Ciouncil: Education
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EXAMINATION
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 01 -.General Proficiencl'
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READ Tr-rE FOLLOIYING DIRECTIONS CAIlEFULIIY
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having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the samfle item below.
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(A) cimrs
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(C) cuntulus
(D) cirrucunrtrlus
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(A) sclrool
(B) clock-torver
(c) clrurclr
(D) pqstofl'icc
5. Which of the follorving is NOT associared 6. Wlrich of the foll ng rnily cause nrarine
withfolding pollution?
(1000m elevation)
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level
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(c) 32"c
altirude
latitude
(D) 30.3"c
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(c) cloud coveri
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(A) conservative
(A) volcanoes
(B) creative {B) ' foldrnountains -
(C) convergent
(C) blockntoulttains
(D) coltvcctioltnl
(D) a volcanic island arc
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4. ;t' cloud cover, cirrocumulus, cumulus clouds 15. Thewindspeedir icatedon thestation model
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and pastshowers. inthediagram la rlled III above is appproxi-
mately
Which of the station models illustrated BEST
represents the above weather conditions?
(A) 50knots
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(C)
65knots
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(c) ru (D) T5knots
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16. Where woulcl the land value be highest on the 17. What is thegradi of theslope frorn thespot
map extract? height (olQ; se U1s icalpoint( | 90)?
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Item 18 refers to the following diagram whiclr slrorvs climate, products and vegetation
. increasing height above sea level in the tropics.
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Cacao
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L9. Where in theCaribbean will elfi n woodland be 20. Which of the following factors have influ-
found? enced the development of dairying in the
Caribbean?
(A) In the hot, wetlowlands orplains
(B) Onthewindwardsideofmountains I. Highqualitybreedofanimals
(C) At altitudes of over 2,000 m above ' il. Increasingimportsofcattlefeed
sea level m. Establishmentofmilkprocessing
(D) In very dry places such as in the 'rain plants
shadow'of mountains ry. Improvedqualityofgrass
(A) Direction
(B) Height (B) Cloudcoyer
(C) Speed (C) Temperature
(D) Force (D) Humidityi
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(A) P anclT
(B) Q and S
(c) P and S
(D) Q and't'
(A) P and Q
(B) R and S
'(C) Q and R
(D) S and T
-ltems2i -27 are basedon thefollowing table which shorvs annual rainfall and temperature
figures for a certain location.
I\lonths J F M A M J J A S o N D
Tenrp (oC) 26 26 26 27 28 27 25 25 25 26 26 27
Rainfall (mm) t55 r60 225 275 210 125 100 150 r80 260 250 2t0
25. The annual temperature range slrou,n above 26. The rainfall distribution may be described as
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(A) TropicalContinental
(R) TropicalMarine I
(C) Ialu:rtorinl
(D) CoolTclrrpcrirlelnlcrior
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29. An aircraft flying directly to Cap Haitien from 30. lVhich of the fof lowing pairs of rowns is
Santo Domingo will travel approximately located thesame latitude?
3I. Wlr ich o f the fol lorving sou rcqs of en ergy i s LEAS'I' I
to lrrurn the environmerrt? .-\-
(A) G:uolenc
(B) Kerosene
(c) Tlre sun
(D) Naturalgas
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(A) silt
'(B) sand 39. Which of the foltowing is MOST tikety to
(C) pebbles causegully erosion?
(D) boulders
(A) Deforestation of hillslopes
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:' (B) Thepracticeofmonocirure
36. 'Denudation' is BESTdefined as the (C) Overgrazingofpastures
(D) Overcroppingoffarnrlands l.
(A) transportation ofero.ded material by
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(B) processofsoilcreepdownhillbythe
pullof gravity
(c) wearing away of the land
(D) action of frost on exposed rocks in
temperate regions
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(A) cues[as
(B) fault scarps
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(c) clay vales
(D) foldrnountains
Item 4l refers to the r*n 42. Wlrichof tlre fol ing rvould haveits HIGFI-
"U"*,"r ESTpopulation iry in thedaytime?
(A) Asquatiersettlement
(B) Anrralfishingvillage
(C) A suburban rc.siclential arca
(D) Alrurb:rhcorrrrncrciirlccntrc
(A) Equatorial
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(B) TropicalMarine I
(C) TropicalContinental
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(D) Tropicallvlonsoon
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44. t
flleterm'soiJtexture'rcfersto 49. Which ofthe followingstarentents does NOT
apply to the forests of the Caribbenn region?
(A) gainsize
(B) hunusconlelrt (A) Trees prevent soil erosior.r.
(C) watercontent (B) Wooded areas help to conserve
(D) Iivingorganisnx tlre water supply.
(C) Forests are major suppliers ol'
pulp to the paper industries
(D) Forests provide a valuablesource
45. The rearing of animals mainly for nleat and
of timber.
liides is BEST described'as
(B) rnanuhcturing
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(C) rccreationnl
(D) rcsidcntial
51. Which of the following resources can be
considered non-reltewable?
47. Which of the following areas experience a
Tropical Mari ne Climate? (A) Off-shorefisheries
(A) (B) Water
South-West Australia and South- (C) Bauxite
West Africa (D) Mahoganytrees
(B) Brazilian Highlands and Ndithern
Austraiia
(C) SouthChinaandNorthemAustralia 52. Which of the following relief features is a
(D) Jamaica and coastal Central America
result of plate tectonic activity in the Carib-
bean?
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53.. ,Which of the following species of trees is 57. Which of theilfollowing factors are MOST
,Ii NOT native to the Caribbean ? likely to result in urban growth in the Carib-
bean?
(A) MahoganY ,
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54. Which of the following are methods used by (A) I and [V only
Caribbean governments to improve farming (B) I and lII only
in theRegion? (C) II and III only
(D) II an{ [V only
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n. Providing loans for the purchase of 58. The natural inbrease of a population is a result
. fertilisers and machinery ofi
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(A) c furnirrg
JJ. In an anticyclonc very littlc rainl'all occurs (B) dry f, ling
MAINLY because the (c) SU lanning
(D) rgcultivntiorr
(A) rvinds:qe very rvcak
(B) airisdriftingdowrrwarcl.s
(C) pressurc grildient is gcrrtlc 60. Which of t tbllorving factors have irrl'lu-
temperal.ure is lorv enced the I ion of lvlOSTportcitie.s in tlrc
lD Caribbcan?
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