CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2011 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

Items 1-3 refer to the following map.

What is the grid reference of the school (Sch) at Golden Grove?

The general direction of Port Morant from Golden Grove is

The bearing of the main road junction at Golden Grove from the Arcadia Junction (north of Northing 39) is APPROXIMATELY

Item 4 refers to the following map. [Map of Trinidad showing Port-of-Spain, Sangre Grande, and Brechin Castle, with a scale of 20 miles and a North arrow.]

The straight-line distance between Brechin Castle and Sangre Grande is APPROXIMATELY

A scale of 1 : 10 000 on a map would indicate that

the map is 10 000 times larger than the ground it represents

1 unit on the map represents 10 000 units on the ground

1 inch on the map represents 10 000 feet on the ground

1 inch on the map represents 10 000 miles on the ground

The feature shown at X on the photograph above is a

Which ot the following will MOST likely produce the feature Y?

Items 8-9 refer to the following graph which shows variations in cruise ship passengers visiting a Caribbean island in 1989.

The LOWEST number of visitors in any month was

The LARGEST number of visitors arrive during

Items 10-11 refer to the following diagram.

The landform shown at Y is a

The contour interval, in metres, in the diagram above is

Items 12-13 refer to the following map.

What is the location of St. Petersburg?

What time is it in New Orleans when it is 10.00 p.m. on Monday in St. Petersburg?

Items 14-15 refer to the following map.

The settlement pattern at X is

Which of the following BEST describe the stretch of coastline?

Which of the statements below are true of MOST hurricanes? I. They are calm in their centre. II. They move across the Atlantic Ocean. III. They originate in the ITZC. IV. They decrease in strength overland.

Barbados has a population density of ap- proximately

A comparison of the population densities in the table above shows that

Guyana has approximately the same density as Trinidad and Tobago

Guyana has a higher density than Jamaica

Barbados has a lower density than Jamaica

Barbados has a higher density than Guyana

A correct relationship between longitude and time is that the time changes by

Under which of the conditions shown above would the flow of a river vary MOST from season to season?

Which of the graphs above shows the GREATEST variation in rainfall?

Which of the following are problems associated with urbanization in the Caribbean? I. Lack of adequate housing and services II. Poor public transport III. Decentralisation of shopping facilities IV. Unemployment and under-employment

Which of the following BEST explain why the prairie environment is well suited to commercial arable farming? I. Flat or gently undulating land II. Deep, rich soil III. Cold, dry winters IV. Accessibility to markets

Which of the following would be the BEST area to locate a new factory in order to minimize the effects of air pollution?

Which area could MOST LIKELY be developed as a tourist resort?

Items 49-50 are based on the sketch map below.

Which of the following BEST explain why the urban centre in the sketch map above is located at Y? I. The presence of a natural harbour II. The presence of flat land III. The nearness to the mountains

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

Which of the following has NOT resulted from the setting up of secondary (manufacturing) industries in the Caribbean?

Reduction in the importation of consumer goods

Increased employment opportunities

Reduced cost of living

Which of the following exert the GREATEST influence on tourism in the Caribbean?

Items 53-55 are based on the sketch map below.

Water pollution is MOST likely to present a problem at

Which of the following factors is MOST likely to lead to a high level of water pollution along the coast shown above?

The lack of tidal currents

Improper disposal of domestic waste

The flatness of the land

The growing of corn on the slopes

Which of the following will control water pollution along the coast shown on the map?

Item 56 refers to the diagram below.

In the diagram, X represents

Which of the following is a form of air pollution?

Which of the following poses the MOST serious threat to water quality in the rivers of the Caribbean?

Activities by tourists

Flooding from hurricanes

Improper fishing practices

Which of the following practices may help to eliminate problems of pollution created by household waste?

Burying and covering with soil

Depositing in the sea

Dumping along water courses

Placing up in secluded spots

"Algae, nourished by waters enriched with nutrients, grow in abundance over the corals causing them to die." The situation described above can come about through

fishing and dynamite

CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2011 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

CSEC Geography Paper 1 May/June 2011 Questions