CSEC Geography Paper 2 May/June 2018 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

Which month has the HIGHEST rainfall?

Determine the annual temperature range.

Calculate the total rainfall for the TWO wettest months.

Which month has the LEAST rainfall?

State ONE observation about the temperature in Port of Spain during the year.

List TWO elements of weather.

Define the term 'climate'.

Describe TWO characteristics EACH of rainfall and temperature in a tropical marine climate.

Explain TWO ways in which water contributes to the weathering of rocks.

Explain the role of climate in the production of latosols.

Table 2 shows the number of Caribbean immigrants living in selected countries in the region in the year 2016.

TABLE 2: NUMBER OF CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS IN SELECTED CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES IN 2016

Using the data provided in Table 2, construct a bar graph on the grid in Figure 3 on page 17 to show the number of Caribbean immigrants in selected Caribbean countries in the year 2016.

Marks will be awarded as follows:

• Title for graph (1 mark)
• Bar accurately drawn and labelled (4 marks)

Figure 3

Title: Number of migrants (in thousands) Countries

Outline TWO physical features which influence the distribution of population in the Caribbean.

Describe ONE push factor and ONE pull factor that has caused out-migration in the Caribbean since the 1990s.

Using examples, explain THREE consequences of out-migration in the Caribbean since the 1990s.

Explain how ONE physical factor and ONE economic factor influence the development of agriculture in the Caribbean.

Physical factor

Economic factor

Figure 4 shows the world's major lines of latitude labelled A, B, C, M and N. Study it and then answer the questions that follow.

Identify the lines of latitude, A, B and C, on Figure 4.

A

B

C

State the latitude of M and N on Figure 4.

M =

N =

Identify TWO features of

an atoll

Feature 1

Feature 2

a fringing reef.

Feature 1

Feature 2

Outline TWO reasons why corals grow best in clear water.

Explain TWO ways in which coral reefs are beneficial to the Caribbean.

Describe TWO measures that can reduce the over-exploitation of fish stock in the Caribbean.