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CSEC Geography June 2009 P1 PDF
CSEC Geography June 2009 P1 PDF
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l. What is the grid reference of the school 2. The general direition of Port Morant from
(Sch)atGoldenGrove? GoldenGroveis
3. The bearing of dre main road junction at Items 7 - 8 refer to the following contour
Golden Grove from the Arcadia Junctiou map.
(north of Northing 39) is AppROXI-
MATELY
(A) 045"
(B) 132"
(c) 229"
(D) 312"
(A) Isolated
(B) V.I=25m
Linear
(C) Dispersed 7. Which of the foUowing pairs of points is
(D) Nucleated intervisible according to the contour map
above?
9. BelmopanislocatedNEARESTto
10. ffthe time in Belmopan is 3.0C p.nr., whar
is the time in Santo Domingo?
(A) 17" South, 88" West
(B) 17"North,88"West
(c)
(A) 2.O0a.m.
(D)
18" South, 88" West
(B) 2.0op.m.
18" North,88"'East (C) 4.0Oa.m.
(D) 4.0op.m.
l\{onths J F M A M J J A S o N l)
Temp ('C) 26 26 26 27 28 27 25 25 25 26 26 27
Rainfall (mm) 155 160 2?5 275 210 t25 100 150 180 260 250 2t0
11. The annual temperaturerange shown above 13. The climatic t'?e shown above is describerl
is
as
tcv
Contours
V.I250 m
l:50 000
14. AsketchfrompointRtopointXwouldtooklike
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u' R Distance
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(D)
4n' R Distancc
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Tbopic of Cancer
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15. According to the map above, which city is 16. The direction of the Prime Meridian fronr
located at 19" 25'N 99"1OTV? Mamiis
(A) Tropics
G) Arcticzonc
(c) Temperatezone
(D) Mediterranean
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Inhabitants
N per sq. km.
rm
KE'T
>400
2m- 399
(A) (A) I
The population is evenly distributed.
(B)
(B) The population density decreases
(c) mtr
(c)
outward from Area I.
The population density increases
(D) tv
outward.from Area I.
(D) ' Thrlsghestdensitiesareinthesouth.
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Item s 20 - 2L refer to tbe following rainfall
graphs.
1s0
mI|l
250
ma
150
100
50
FMAM'J J A S
JJ}'IVI.AM'JJASOND JFMAMJJASON
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2.0. Underwhich of ttre conditions shown above
'would 2L. Which of the graphs above shows the
a river discharge vary MOST from GREATEST virriation in rainfall ?
season to seeson?
(A) .(A)r
(B)
Iand tronl;r (B) tr
(C)
Iandltronly (C) Itr
(D)
IlandItronl.v (D) rv
IlandIVonly
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Items 22:25 refer to the following maps of 22- The forested area shown on Map C has an
Tobago.
altitudeof
MAP A - RELIEF
(A) underl50m
(B) of 150-3@m
N
(c) over30om
(D)
t ;-:,It;'i
over450m
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sAf rainfall?
f ':':'l 6""" OtO -
lllTlfl'soo - 4s{t rir (A) Northeast
lGlrso:3(x)m (B) Northwest
[-_l Under 150 m (c) Souheast
MAP B - RAINFALL , (D) Southwest
y'wina
24- Most of the area of scrub vegetation
shown
on Map C is associared with
(C, lowannualrailfall
@) thehighestelevation
0 t5 Kitometres
l0-
26. A scale of I :50OOon amap would indicate
30. The slow downhill movement of debris
that ancl
sbilunderthe influence ofgravity may BEST
be described as
(A) I cm on the map represents 500O m
ontheground
(B)
(A) landslide
cm on themap represents 5000 km
1
(B) masswasring
ontheground (C)
(c) soilcreep
the map is 500O times larger than the
grounditrepresents
@) soflerosion
(D) I unit on the map represents 5000
31. Deposition by ariverusually occtrrswhen its
unitsontheground
(A) velocifyincrcases
27. " Weatheringisconcernedwiththe (B) velocitydecreases
(C) volumeincreases
(A), wearingawayoftheland (D) widthdecreases
(B) breakingdownofrocks
(C) transportationofmaterials 32' A method of river transport is
(D) sculpturingoftheland
(A) attrition
@) corrasion
28_ Which of thefollowing statements is NOT (C) hydraulicaction
trueof ALLvolcanoes? (D) soft-tion
(A) Their emptions are violent- 33. Potholes will tend to form on the bed of a river
(B) Their cones are made of ejected if theriverhas
marerial-
(c) They occur in areas of crustal (A) ahigh volume and fl ows over a gentle
weakness. gradient
(D) Various gases :rre emjtted during (B) ahigh volume and flows over a steep
eruption- gradient
(c) a low volume dnd flows over a gentle
gradient
29. The process of 'exfoliation' may be defined @) a low volume and flows over a steep
AS gradient
(A) disintegration of rocks by root 34. Which THREE of the following weather
penetration into crevices
systerns affectthe Caribbean area during the
G) peeling off of the ourer layers of
summbrtime in the Northern Hemisphere?
rocks
(c) splitting of rocks into rectangular
L Hurricanes
blocks
II. Easterly/tropical w'aves
(D) movement of rocks due to the action
m. Coldfronts
ofrivers w. Anticyclones
V. The Inbrfopical Convergen ceZone
(A) Dispersed
P gecreasedforeignexchange"urrrirrg,
impr-ovementino.*tuno"t;#j"
(B) Isolated
I
CD) housingshorragesinthecities
(C) Linear
(Pl Nucleated
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Items 42 - 43 are based on the foliowing diagram.
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Bacc Towrr
^ 6 GentlY Rolling
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SEA
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O O Settlement
River
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42. Which of the areas, f,If, ITI s1fV, would be 43. The MOST likely tocation for a hotel in the
a typical location for plantation agriculture Caribbeanisat
intheCaribbean?
(A) I
(A) I (B) tr
(B) tr (c) m
(c) m (D) v
(D) rv
44. Which of the following has NOT resulted 45. Which of the following are methods used by
from the setting up of secondary industries in Caribbean govemments to improve farming
theCaribbean? intheregion?
j Flatorgenrlyundulatingland
u. , Deep,richsoil
m- Col4drywinters
ry. Accessibilitytomarkets
e]
CB)
I. tr and rII onry
I,IIandfVonlv
(C) I, III and Iv oiv
CD) tr,ItrandfVoniv
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Items 53 - 54 are based on the sketch map below.
Y Y
\Z Y t( )K
\4 CoastalX
Y Y; *
w \ Plain
x *
Key
x Corn
cultivation
Y Swamp
6 Coconuts
N
53. WaterpollutionisMOsTlikelytopresenra 54. Which of the following factors is MOST
rnaiorproblemat Iikely to lead to water pollution along the
co:rst at P'f
(A) w
(B) X (A) Theflatnessoftheland
(c) Y (B) The growingofcbrn on the slopes
(D) zv (C) The presence of the swamp
(D) Thelackoftidalcurrents
Item 55 refers to the diagram below. 56. Which of the following sequences USUALLY
occurs where soil erosion is a problem?
ffim*ff- (B)
infiltration -+ deforestation -)
soilerosion
Deforestation --+ decreased
infiltration--+ increased run off
-+ soilerosion
(c) Deforestation -+ increased
infiltration -> increa.sed run off
--+ soil erosion
(D) Increased run off --+ deforestation
55- In the diagram, X represents -+ decreased infiltration --+ soil
erosion
(A) transpiration
(B) precipitation
(c) percolation
(D) evaporation
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57: Wbich ofthe following contributesMOsTto
59. Which of the following practices
pollrrtionofthe environs ofcapital may help to
citio irr,t eliminate problems of pollution .r"","a
Caribbean? " householdwaste?
Uy
58- Which of the following poses 60. "Algae, nourished by waters enriched
the MOST with
serious threattd therivei, oftt. nutrients, growin abundance overthe
C*iUi"-l causing them to die."
corals
(A) Activitiesbytourjsts
Hoodingfromhruricanes Thesituation described abovecan
lgl ttmough
come about
Improperfishingpractices
I(D) [legaldumpingofwaste
(A) oilpollution
dredgingandrnining
!I]
(C) fishingandaynamiie
(D) sewage discharge
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