Paper 01 — General Proficiency I hour 15 minutes 10 JUNE 2014 (p.m. |" oRBAD Tite FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CARERULIY. | of oo items. You will have 1 hour and 15 rimaeg to answer, pe is test poate, ‘you stiould have an answer sheet. | Bach tem in this test bos four suggested answers levered (A), ®,0,@). Read ‘each’ “Lyou baa t answer and decide which choice is best | ‘answer: sheet find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the ee ister ‘as the answer you have chosen. Look:at ‘the sample. iter below. a fer item is “July - September”, so answer space (Chas been a : ange ‘your answer, erase it completely and fill in your sow choice, red td{begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as arefully as you you. sin ‘ansWer an item, go on to the néxt one. You may return to ‘his item ‘be Youn will belie total ‘umber of correct answers.‘tems 1-5 refer to the map of the Caribbcan Region, 1° The Bahamas es a’ o Cayman” | Mont x Saale Bes Pan ~eetiemie Saige ‘Sant * Bree ymingo, Rice CARIBBEAN S| Tarot (A) StLucia (B) Trinidad (©) Barbados ©) StVincent ‘Santo Domingo is located at (A) 18S, To°Ww 5 ®) /18%N 70°w ©. 20 70° ©). 22°N. 70°W Which city is located 1000 km from Moritego Bay? (A) Havana (8) __Belmopan (©) Port-tu-Prince (@) __ Santo/Doniingo 2014 An ainplaife leaves San Tua for Barbados, ‘anlich eg will it “i Hopan is Santo ee i i}506737 :, 516736 /' 736507 | 745513 ' ‘What is the grid referen (A) @) (©) ) 9, 3° . points, on a slope, is 400 m and the difference g 3 = : ee — eg d : i lia i i 3 % 3 oe ee eee Soap ey 2 3 es bs & aoa ee “Spies810-11 refer to the following map, It of farming) syst ely to exist i MOST lik . The nL. Linear Isolated Nucleated (©) Dispersed ‘Which of the following types of settlement 2014 ‘will MOST likely develop between points YandZ? ©) (a) @) 10.are based on the following table showing annual rainfall and tempera T PATS )s 25 [25 [25 100 [150-180 ‘The annual emp§raturerangeshownabove ‘The climatic type shown ap Opel Savanna Equatorial ‘Tropical’ Marine’; ‘Tropital. Continental= f coviny [190 [ame | gy Ww 70 80. 85 Lae 60 15 80 i AL 60. 70 I" wl re 20 50 65 In which country is urbanization occurring the FASTEST? @ ow ® x © x ©, z ‘Which of the following presentations is MOST suitable for the | @) _ Isotine ) Dot map (©) ‘Bar graph | (D) | Pie chart ‘The single most important difference between weather and climate is the | (A) statistical method used |B) length of time considered (©). size of the region studied ©) ‘type of atmospheric elements considered 2014 [Uems16-17 refer tothe following table which shows the percentage of otal popu& £ ee & 3 3 2g & Pog 2 = 3 & 4 ia E 3 = He 8 s 3 8 2 2 2 = 2 3 3 2 ae) "3 3 = Bg 8 3 = z Bg 1388 E 3 a ffs & a a. g8se 2 % 3 8288 = egos, 5.3338 ee 5-4 Bo BORER BBS Bn Baw e oun sae ae = 8 gage 2 B2e8 3g 4 jo. Boe eee eee oe a BoA a8 3 gq j j & €eee & gee 3 g 3 a 2 ©, ase agegims pears eau yemury ena| Items 22-23 refer to the diagram below, © Which part of the island (1, Il, III or IV) Persons per sq. km. over 400 i 201-300 101 - 200 0-100 2014 i i 23. The map above shows population as the SMALLEST population? ea ' (A) change) A a (8) density i (C) mover m ©) Vv Avvoleanic spine develops when (A) the lava is viscous (B) | acaldera is present (©) the explosion is violent (D) ash and cinder are ejected | Subduetion occurs at (A) _ mid-oceanie ridges (B) divergent plate boundaries t (©) transform plate boundaries 26, ‘The features shown at R are () convergent plate boundaries sain ve ( (A) volbaioed| (B) fold mount (©) block mot f @) set t 2. Which ofthe following plate mot shown? | ) (B) Transform ©) Convergent, (D) Conservative| | a | ; pens of it following statements'is true of FALL i @. ® | Oy @)| foesd ‘Yeeigus ‘okt ‘are emitted during ‘the eruption. ‘They occuf at weak points in the ‘rust. | Theis erupidns are violent, ‘only iM only ‘and Il only T,and mt tert the diagram below. eyelonie rain the tps cycle 31. 32. 33. 34, Hems31-32referto the following digas ‘The feature at M is a (A) co) © @) Pry ss BEES e levée terrace waterfall flood plain Which of the following features’ fo} the area marked N? Which of the following feature: intrusive voleanic feature? Alevée | Aplateau j A flood plain, | An alluvial fan i ‘volume increases capacity increases gradient increases velocity decreases: sin’ | Crater | Caldera Lava'plateau GO ON TO THE NEXT)“road j “© ©) © 1) Why L I. mi. Which of the following types of “settlement will MOST likely develop at a junction? Linear, ‘Isolated ‘ Nucleated Dispersed "Which of the'statements belowmay explain | why some areas in Caribbean tertitoriesare ‘sparsely settled? ‘They are hilly and forested. ‘They have no mineral resources. ‘Trarisport links are generally poor, Tand II only Tand IIL only Tand If only 4, Wand 11 has there, been a decline in the population withinthe municipal boundaries of MOST capital cities in the Caribbean? Land has been redeveloped for business, The residential environment has deteriorated. ‘The number of factories has increased, > @) |) Land tf only ®) © @) Land II only and M11 only “1 Tand I Which of the following explains the | Population|growth in urban centres in the i Caribbean? (A), @) | © @) ‘An ageing population ‘An increase in emigration High birth and death rates Migration from rural areas 2014 39, 40, 42, Trois ey of peasant farming? (A) Individudl farms ‘are smi: (B) _ Yieldspert lings a (©) Latge afpshte of fertl used on the farm, (D) —_ Crbpeultivation isnotas ity bs eee | vac ihicartbesal USUALLY resul aig ed (A) housing sho poets @) al © es i) decreased | foreign Which of the following tertiary industry? () (B) © @) Which of the followin, shave from theéetting up @ (B) «© @) ‘earings Fishing ‘Tourism, secondary) wibbean? | Thereased Sse Fries |!) |( oie Which of the following measures do 47. governments use to influence the location of industries? I. Provision of tax incentives I Offer’ of training programmes to employees Ml, Provision of the necessary ye infrastructure Ay: 48, (By Tai att only (©), Land Henly ©) Mfonly | bly hie, off the following is the MOST ‘setiousproblem hindering rapidagricultural ernie ‘in the Caribbean? (ab | tabk of ‘capital (B) Rapid soil erosion (©) The lack 6f crop variety (D) | Ahigh incidence of crop disease ! 49. ‘Whictr of the following would NOT be classified as arable farming? (A) Fruit fatming (B) Cattle ranching (©) | Market gardening (D) |, Sugar cane growing i 50. Which of the following methodsareusedby Caribbean governments toimprove farming inthe region? | L. + Providing more land to small farm- 6¢s for food production I. Providing loans for the purchase of fertilisers and machinery II | Encousaging food processing to supply the local and regional markets (A) Vand ittonly (B), | Vand I only (©) | Wand iit only ©) in auld Which of the following is the important consideration in the I primary industries? @ @) © @) Which of: the following 3 care, affecting industrial) developm. Power Labour ‘Transportation Raw materials Caribbean? i i 1. Alargeilabour force | IL, Limited capital TI, Limited raw materials | (A) Land Ionly : | | i (8) Tand If only i (C) Wand itl only i (D) [Mand It i Which of the following is a foy | pollution? i. (A) Smog it (B) Oilspill ' 1 (©) Rawsewage (D) — Mercury poisoning ‘Which of the following poses: serious threatto the rivers of the G i @ @) (©) @) \ i i Toutist activities Mixed cropping Deforestation and erosi Improper fishing in thA) @ .© ©) Which of the following sources of energy is LEAST likely to teen envit ‘Which of the following sequences USUALLY occurs where sil ~) B) > + (©)||, Deforestation -> increased infiltration -> increased run off + soil ©) Oil spills from ocean-going vessels, Poisonous fismes from iron and steel plants Discharge of waste material into rivers Tonly Monly Tand Il only Tand IIT only L@) on 7B): | Nuclear, -(C) | Solar, (D) | Natural gas ‘Which of the following usually cause/eauses coastal pollution in the Caribbean?) {i ment? | Deforestation -> decreased infiltration ~> increased ran off $0 Increased run off -> decreased infiltration > detoestjon soil = Tngreased run off deforestation -» decreased inilration ale sol ae ge one 4. 55. Which ofthe following practices may help tocliminate problems ott waste? Depositing in the sea | Piling up in secluded spots Dumping along water courses Buying and covering with soi Climate | Carnival i Coral reef ‘Tropical forest 2014 i \ \ \{ +13. is based on the sketch map below. ae COASTAL Treatment 6fisewage Hygienic disposal of domestic waste Removal of swamp vegetation Tand II ont | Land IIT only | Wand 11 only 1, Mand If | Which ‘of! the folldwing can pollute the 58, underground water supply? 1.) Mule IL. Pesticides IIL. Chemical fertilizers (A) | Land tf only » B) | TandIit only (©) | Mand I only ©) 1, Wand 11: } to pollution of the environment cities in CARICOM? VU a Discharge fchethicals int, he Discharge of fish waste in the| Exhaust fumes from motor vel Accumulation of garbage lito factoriesi Jand'tt : ae ge § Ee = “8 BE BE eg -He s "Bg & ao a go se ae SE as 8 & 6:84 Se BEE cee g8E ae Sas 245 <3 ly | Discharging sewage and industrial Land I only ‘waste along the shore END OF TEST |ALLED, CHECK IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS C. YOUR W! 2014