CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2008 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

Items 1-5 refer to the following map.

What is the grid reference of Point P?

The straight-line distance, in km, between the church and the railway station is

In which direction is the arrow on the map pointing?

The man-made feature running south-west through P is a

The settlement pattern in the map is BEST described as being

Items 6-10 refer to the following map extract on a scale of 1 : 100 000 Map of Jalltown KEY Major Streets Central Business District Residential River Swamp

Which of the following features of Jalltown are the BEST reasons for its location? I. It is on flat land. II. It has a supply of fresh water. III. It is near to the swamp. IV. It is on the sea coast.

A prospective buyer of a house is BEST advised to search in area

What is the general direction of flow of the river shown in the diagram above?

The width of the contour interval is

between 50 and 150 m

between 50 and 190 m

Where would the land value be HIGHEST on the sketch map?

What time is it likely to be at Town X (15°E) when it is 10 a.m. at Greenwich (0°)?

What is the TOTAL number of persons employed in the manufacturing and furniture sectors?

According to the information from the bar graph above which of the following is NOT true?

The manufacturing sector employs the least number of people.

More than one-half of the entire business sector is employed in commerce.

The retail and wholesale sector employs less than half of the number of people employed in furniture.

The two sectors, furniture, and retail and wholesale, employ more people than commerce.

What is the TOTAL number of persons employed in the four sectors shown in the bar graph above?

Items 15-16 refer to the following map:

The MOST accurate location for the city of Durbanis

Latitude 30°S, longitude 31°E

Latitude 31°S, longitude 29°E

Latitude 29°N, longitude 29°W

Latitude 29°N, longitude 31°W

Which of the following cities lie South of 0° latitude? I. Oran II. Accra III. Durban IV. Johannesburg

Items 17-19 refer to the rainfall and temperature graph below. Rain (mm) 200 Temp. (°C) 20 150 15 100 10 50 5 0 0 JFMAMJ JASOND MONTHS

The TWO wettest months of the year indicated in the graph shown above are

January and February

November and December

The annual range of temperature is approximately

Which of the following statements is true?

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 temperature throughout the year.

There is little variation in rainfall throughout the year.

Isobars are lines drawn on a map which join places experiencing the same

atmospheric pressure

mean annual temperature

The formation of young fold mountains is NOT explained by

upwelling of magna to form new plates

deposition of sediments in a shallow basin

compression of sediments by colliding plates

elevation of sediments into anticlines and synclines

Which of the statements below describes basic lava? I. Flows easily II. Erupts explosively III. Forms a shield volcano IV. Has high percentage of iron

Sea floor spreading occurs at the

floor of the Puerto Rico trench

junction of the Caribbean and Cocos plates

Which of the following relief features is a result of plate tectonic activity in the Caribbean?

Aripo Plains in Trinidad

Soufrière in St. Vincent

Palisadoes Spit in Jamaica

Rupununi Savannas in Guyana

Items 25-26 refer to the diagram below. IV III Sea Level II I

The CORRECT order of the features identified by I, II, III, IV, on the diagram above is

Cave, arch, cliff, stack

Arch, cave, stack, cliff

Stack, cliff, arch, cave

Cliff, cave, stack, arch

Which of the following processes is NOT likely to be an important agent in the formation of the labelled features, I, II, III, IV, on the diagram above?

Items 27-28 refer to the photograph below. A

The valley labelled A in the photograph above is MOST likely formed as a result of

Which of the following BEST describes the pattern formed by the sides of the valley in the photograph above?

Which one of the following groups contains ONLY processes of wind erosion?

Abrasion, deflation, attrition

Corrosion, attrition, plucking

Plucking, corrosion, deflation

Deflation, abrasion, hydraulic action

Which of the following conditions may result from man's utilization of the natural environment?

I. Soil erosion II. Pollution III. Depletion of natural resources

Which of the following statements is NOT true about waves?

They are caused by wind blowing over the surface of the water.

On nearing the beach, the speed of waves slackens and the tops are thrown forward.

The body of water forming the waves increases rapidly as it approaches the coast.

The stronger the wind and the greater the fetch, the more powerful the waves are.

It is most likely that recent hurricanes in the Caribbean have caused fewer deaths because

families no longer live in unsafe areas

many hurricanes have occurred during the day

the majority of the population goes to storm shelters

there have been improved forecasts of hurricane tracks

The process in which water vapour cools and forms water droplets is termed

The MOST important factor explaining the difference between weather and climate is

Tropical or easterly waves in the Caribbean are MOST common during the months

November to December

Four climatic features are listed below.

I. Low pressure all the year around II. High annual rainfall, mostly convectional III. Small annual range of temperature IV. High average daily temperature

Which of the following climatic types is characterised by ALL of the features described above?

Tropical Continental

Cool Temperature Interior

The concentration of minerals in the lower layers of a soil profile is the result of

Which of the following is NOT likely to result from slash and burn agriculture on steep slopes?

Flooding on lowlands

Deeper soil on slopes

Rapid downhill movement of water

Items 39-40 refer to the diagram below which shows the three layers in an Equatorial Forest.

Plants which grow in the lower layer are adapted to growing in

The trees which grow in the upper layers have buttress roots MAINLY because the

temperatures are high

creepers grow around the trees

Which of the following are ways in which natural vegetation adapts to climatic conditions? I. Development of water-storage organs II. Shedding of leaves during the dry season III. Development of long roots IV. Development of special types of leaves

Island B has an area of 20 km² and a population of 1000 people. What is the population density of Island B?

$\frac{1}{50}$ per km²

For 2000, the natural increase in Country A is

Which of the following areas would have its HIGHEST population density in the daytime?

A squatter settlement

A rural fishing village

A suburban residential area

An urban commercial centre

Which of the following terms BEST explains the rapid growth in size of MOST urban centres in the Caribbean?

An ageing population

The migration of persons from rural areas

High birth rates and low infant mortality

An increase in the number of immigrants

Which of the following features are characteristic of peasant farms in the Caribbean?

I. Small holdings II. Large holdings III. Family labour IV. Local market

Which of the following statements is true of subsistence farming?

Individual farms are quite small.

Yields per farmer are generally high.

Large amounts of fertilisers are used on the farm.

Crop cultivation is not as important as animal rearing.

Commercial pastoral farming in Caribbean territories is LEAST likely to take place near urban settlements because

there are no large areas of land for grazing

the soil in these locations is infertile

the size of population is too small to support this activity

animal diseases are easily passed on to humans

Which of the following factors has NOT contributed to the development of the garment industry in the Caribbean?

Availability of local raw materials

Incentives by local governments

The need for more job opportunities

The presence of local and regional markets

Which of the following considerations is LEAST important in choosing a location for a fishing industry?

A large labour force

Adequate marketing facilities

Adequate storage facilities

Which of the following is the MAIN reason why flour mills in the Caribbean are situated on coastal locations?

Availability of cheap labour

Availability of cheap power supply

Nearness to the waste disposal facilities

Nearness to facilities for unloading raw materials

Which of the following features BEST explain why the urban centre in the sketch map above is located at Y?

I. The presence of flat land II. The nearness to the mountains III. The presence of a natural harbour

In which direction is the urban centre MOST likely to expand?

Items 54-55 are based on the following sketch map.

Which of the areas, labelled (I), (II), (III) and (IV), is MOST LIKELY to be developed as a tourist resort?

Which of the areas, labelled (I), (II), (III) and (IV), would be the BEST area for locating a new factory in order to minimize the effects of air pollution?

The main reasons for urbanization in the Caribbean are I. natural increase of the population in the cities II. expectation of more jobs in the cities III. migration from rural areas to urban areas IV. migration from urban areas to rural areas

Agriculture is an important economic activity in the Caribbean because

it is heavily mechanized

it employs a significant percentage of people

government allocates a significant portion of its budget to the sector

it accounts for a significant portion of the foreign exchange earnings in many countries

Many garment industries in the Caribbean are closing business MAINLY because

the demand for clothes is falling

cheaper imports are entering the region

the rates for wages are lower in South-East Asia and Mexico

many women refuse to work in the factories

In the long-term, volcanic eruptions can have beneficial effects to a country by I. relocating people to new areas in the country II. producing deposits of gold, copper and other minerals III. providing sources of energy to be used for electricity needs IV. bringing new materials to the earth's surface which produce rich soils

In advance of the approach of a hurricane, risk to lives can be reduced by I. relocating people to shelters II. evacuating people living in low-lying areas III. encouraging people to stock up on fresh supply IV. encouraging people to acquire generators for their energy needs

CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2008 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2008 Questions