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Paper 0i. - G'eneral Proticiency
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Rlli\ D'f I-I )i IrC)t-t-OWI NG D IRE C'f I O NS C'A ITTi ITUL LY

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l. lrr acldition to thi..: tcst booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

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l:aclt item in th is te:;t ha.s f'ou r suggcsiecl ansrvers, Ie trc re d (i\), (B ),. (C), (D.) lle rd e;rc tr i tenr you
ale altout to answcr, and clecide r,vhich.choice is best.

.). On your answer sheet find the rtumber rvhich corrc:sponcls ro your irern ancl rnirrk rhe letter which
corresptlnds to t.ltt: answer ybu have cho.sr:n. Look at the sarnplc itr:nr bciclvr.

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I-lurricanes irr rhe (-'ari bbean area are lvltfs-f
likeiy to occur cluring

(A) Februiry - April _

(B) April - Jurre
(C) July - Sepr.ember lUiP-tS3U'"gf
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(D) Octobcr - February

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'fhc besr anslver to rhis irern ..July _
is Seltterntrcr,,, so you shouid blaci,'en rr)slver spuce (C)
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If yclu v/xnt [o charrge yorJf ans!ver], b" rur" r() erasc your olcl answer'cor;rr:lctr:ly irrrcl fi ll in your
rrevz choice.

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whe'-voL! c,'f.': t.irJ ro b,egirr, [Lrrr tlre page ancl
wol.k.a.s <1uickll'lr.rci is cliiclull-y as you ,.:an. Il'votr
rrannot alrsw(:r arr itt:rn, ornit it and
uoon to the r.:e,\t one. \,ou c:'r cr:rne bocll to thc: lrardcr itcrrr
late r' Yor-rr scora: rvir! bc thc totar nurnber
oi, cclrrecr il.ns\vers.
'flris te-st consist.s of 6c irems. you rvill trave 7-5 rrrirrurr:s (o llrs.",,.,3r rhr:rrr

l). rtot be i:,:>Dc,:rrrr:rl r!lrt tltr: ..s!vcrshcet p!.ovi(lcs sp:.tcc::;.for,tL)r..1 .'ts.!\,r:r:i tit;.rir tht:re llrrt r(r)ntS
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1. Point Y is locared ar 1 The bearing of the trigonometrical starion
from the church is
(A) l3"N .ll. 30'E
(B) t4"N 13" 30'E (A) 30"
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(C) I l"N l3b 30'E -' (B) tl5"

(D) l3"N 10.30'E (C) 160"
(D) .340"
a
J'he Brown-River is florving from the
u
T'he length of rhe tributary of rhe Brow.n
(A) North-wesrtosoulh_south_casr River is appr.oximately
(B) Norrh-east ro south_wesr,
(C) West-south-\vesrloeasl_sotrth_ (A) 480 km (300 mites)
east (ts)
(D) 320 kml(200 miles)
North-easr ro sou[h-easr (C) 290 krnl(lBO mites)
(D) 250 km (150 mites)

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Boot '\ru\Jg
Il.y lvi u r r:r y Ivliles
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The distance by road.flom

d:e bridge over
Boot River to ihe ch The coaltal area ar Eloor
in the village is Bay conrains
approximately
(r\) rliffs
(A) 4 miles (B) marshlat)d
(B) 6 miles (c) al coral reef
( (-l) 8 nriles (ri) r sanci beacli
(D) I0 miles
8.
sttaired
6. The ftarrrre ar gricl reference I'l:.rj., @ on thc rnilp rel)rc_
0.175 l6 is a
(A) churclr (.{) v _olcano
(B) roarl bridgc (Rt plqreuu
(C) beach ((- )
, t.
Dliltn
())) rrig point (D) v:r llc_v
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9. 'f
he iand ar fulurlly poirrt encls irr a
iA) cliif
('ljj bcaclr
i(--) lr;rrbour
(l) ) rrr;l rsh
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JFMAMJ JASOND
MONTHS

10.
-flre two wettesl molllhs of thc year tor 11: The annual range of temPeraLure is

tlre station sllown above are

APPROXIMATELY

(A) Jantrarl' and Februar;' (A) 3"C

(R)- Mafand June (BI- 5:lc
(C) JulY and August (c) l2"C
(D) Noventber and Decembcr (D) l9"C

\?. Which of the follorvirrg stalerirents is true?

(:A) I'he hottest mollths of the year are

also the driest.
(.13 'fhc hottest lnonth,s of the vear ar:l
)
also the wettest.
(.c) Therr: is littlc variation in tern-
perature t.lrroughor.rt thc ycar
{.D)
'flrere is little viriatiorr in rainfall
thi'oughout the Year'

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Items 13 - 15 refer ro tlre follor+ing map exlracr at a scale of I : 100;i000.

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MaJor Streets
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Central B usiness Dis tr-ict

::; Restdential
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13. .Which of the following ale rhe BES'I'rea- 74. A person loolcing for a house to buy is
sons for the location of Jalltown? BEST advised,to search in area

(A)
I

I. It is on flat lald. P
iI. It has a supply of fre.sh water. (B) a
m.- It iilnear tolh-e swamp. (t) R-i-
r,

ry. It is on the sea coasr- (D)Si

(A) I, II and III only ,,

(B) I, IIand IV only What is the general direction of flow of

(c) II, III and IV only the river shorvn above?
(D) I, II, III and IV
(A) North rb south
(ll) South tb north
(C) East to wesr
(D) West ro.easr

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Items I6 - 18 rcfer to lhe fol]owing nrap'

M:recrlbo
Crrrcrs

Ilrhle lllrnca

9oo 60"

f 6* Bahia ISIa.nca is logated qf

(A) 33"S 6l"W 19. ]n what section of a river's course can gorges be found?
(B) 35"S oO"W
1C) 3(>"S r50"W (A) UPPer l

(D) 38"S 6l"W (B) Middle i

(c) old Ase

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11 Which tou'n is locatecl at approximately (D) Late

I0"N 67"w? I

(A) Nlana'-rs 20. \\jhich o[ the follorving is NOT a true

(B) Caracas
-ctatt: r'r1elr
( aboir t rilaves?
(C) NI arac:aibo
( D) Georgetorvr.t (A) Ttrey :ue caused bY #ind blorr'-
irrg overithe surfdce 6f'1[1s u'a-
18. What is thc tirne in St Petersburg' I{urrsia ter.
(30" E) rvlren it is 7.00'p.m. on Nlonclay (B) On nearir{g the beach tlre spccd
in Philadelphia. USA (75" W)'l o[ w;rves slackens and the toPs
are thrown forward'
(A) 12.00 noorr N{ondaY (a-l) -flre b'rcljl of w'ater fonning the
(ll) 3.00 a.rrr. IuescjaY \vav(:s ilhcreases raPridlY as tt
{.C-') 3.00 P.m. }vlondaY lr itPrt>aclres the coa'st'
(ll) 2.00 a.nr.'l'uescla;' lD) 1'lre strorlger the wind artd tlre
l:re.ater tfre fetch, the more Porv-
t,r[ul th{l waves llre'
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23. At a diverggnt plate boundary, the crustcl

nlates :
II

rA) moye towards each other

(]l) moVe aoart from each other
(c) slide alongside each other
p) sink one beneath the other

24^ The raised portions of the earth produced

by folding are known as

(A) JI
graDen
(B) grykes
(c) anticlines
(D) geosynclines
21.. Fold mountains form at plate boundaries that
are?
(aj Conring together
(B) Sliding past
(C) pushing together

'h
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(D) Rifting
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22. Which of the foflowing

(A) Stalactites
(B) Swatiow hole
(c) Pittar
(D) Laccotith
is not a limestone feature?

25.
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The diagram above represents

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s a

(A) caldera
(B) srriejta volcano's cone
(L) lava'placea
(D) vc'lqanic plu5l

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.lg-11-.i e6;_!Q a,c birsccl orr the iollorving ske.tch map of a portion of the earth's tectonic plates-

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)6, The plate labelled Y is known as the 27. I. Convergence (Destructive)

li. I)ivergencd (Constructive)
(A) Auterican Plate III. Transfomr(Cqnse'r',rqlivt\
(B) Caribbean Plate :

((:) Cocos Plate Which oIthe above describe(s) thc north-

1D) Pacific Plate crn bourrdarY of Plate X?

(r\; lonlY
(B) I and IiI onlY
((*.) ll ancl III onlY
(D) I, II and IiI onlY

?.8. I. Active volczrnoes

II. Ocearric tre-nch
lII. Lava plateau.
'f he r:astern trottrrdarl' clf lhe ['latc X is
characterisecl by wlrich of the above?

('\) I only
( ll,) i and ll orrly
((.:) II anrl lll only
(D1 I. Il iui<l III onl;r
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', (l A volr:anic sPine develoPs because

(r\) the exPlosion is violcnt

(B) ash and cinder are e.1ectec
(c) a caldera is Present
(D) the lava is viscous

Igmslg-l? are based on the sketch map belorv'

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30. Water pollution is MOST likely to present 31. Which of thp following factors is MOST
a problem at likely ro lead.to a high level of water pollu-
tion along rhe coast shown above?
(A) w
(B) X (.\) l"he i0ck of tidal currents
(c) Y (IJ) f ire ilr.rmping of rvaste in tlte river
(D) Z (C) Tlre tlatness of the land
(D) 1-lre grorving of corn on the slopes

32. Which of ttre follorving rvill conuol wuter

'pollution
along the coast sho\\'n in tlt.: ntul>
above?

l. 'Ireatrnent of, sewage

II. Conrrol of river erosion
III. Hygienic solid rvasLe disposll
IV. Ilernoval of swamp vegetatir:tt
(A) I ancl ll orilY
(B) I cnd III only
(C) I, Il ancl IV r>nlY
(D) I, IIland IV onlY

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Which of the fol)orving practices may

help ro eliminale problems of pollutiort 37. Which of the following i,s not a'push'migration factor?
cre:ated by houseliolc! rvaste?
(A) Fewer and lower PaYing jobs
(A) Durrrping along rvater courses
(B) Poor healthcare i

(D) Burial ancl covering with soil

(C) Piling uP in secluded sPots (C) More services available
(D) Depositing in tlte sca (D) Less educational opportunities

ti

j.{. The vreather system rvhich is MOS't'

likely to affect rainfall distributi.on in the
Southern Caribbean is 38. Recent hurricanes in the Caribbean lrave
caused fewer deathslbecause
(A) an easterly wave
(B) cold front (A) tlre majorir! of the population
a
goes to storrn shelters
(C) an anticyclone
rrlany have bccuned during the
(D) the ITCZ
(B)
. day
(C) families no tonger live in unsafc
areas
FloL, wet equatorial climates are located
(D) there have been improved fore-
-0"-fO"Nor,F- - castsET hurriErne ti-acks
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(B) 10" - 30o N and S
(c) 15" - 30" N and S
39.. I. Low Pressuqe all the Year around
(D) 30"- 40" N and S
IL High annual rainfall, mostly con-
vectional .

iII. Smail annuAl range of rempera-

36. Which of the following BEST explairr'
ttl re
why the amount ':f solar energy received
poles'i
at tlle equator is greater tlrart at the
iV. I{igh average daily temperaiure

t. Thc equator is nearest to the sun' Which of the following ilimatic types. is
lI. The sun's rays have to Pass characterised by ali of the features de-
through a thicker la'yer of atnros- scribed above?
Phere at the Poles-
lll. The sun's rays a[ the equator are (A) Equatorial I

usuallY -irect, while at Lhe (B) rlool TemPeralure Inte'rior

(C) 'Tropical Marine
p,:les theY are usuallY slarrting'
(D) TroPical Co,ntinental
(A) I and Ii onlY
(B) I anrl lll onlY
(C) Il and lll onl;' Wlrich r:f rhe follo;'ving deiermines the
.
{D) I' II and Ill pre.sence of inorgar{iic material irr a soil?

(A) Vegetatic,n i

(Et) Parent rnatelrial

(C) Climate
(l:)) Relir:f

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Which of the fgllowing is true of lines of latitude?

Which of the following BEST explains
tls
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why some trees in the Ciribbeatt lose all (A) They me{t at the north and south poles
tlteir leaves in one seasDn of tire year? (B) They are bll great circles
(C) They run from east to west
(A) To protect then-r fronr leat'-eating
(D) They can be used to calculate time
insects
. (B) To protect tiern fronr excessive
moisture loss i

(C) To Prcrtec[ rhem from low [ern-

peralures 46. Which of the following BEST explain
(D) To Protect thern from strong . why peasant f-armers in the
Caribi:ean
rvinds grow a varietY of croPs?

42' VJhiclr combihation best describes

peasant farming? ' I- 'Iblreduce losscs cattsed by pests
aird diseases
l. Monoculture il. Tol maxirnise the use of srnall
ll. PolYculture areas ofland
lll. Small farnrs less than 10 hectares iII. Toiensure steacly income all year
round
lV. ExPort oriented
IV. 1'o;prodr"rce for the export muket
(A) 1., 11- ancl 111 I

iB) 11, 1i1 (A) I'and II onlY

1;11an#1V {B) ._ I, fl and III onlY ;'
-tC)
(D) All of the above (c) II, III and iV onlY
(D) I, I,i, III and IV
43. Which of thc following BEST describes
the dominait trees of equatorial regions'7

(A) Short uees with long roots 4,.| Whiclr of the followirrg has NOT had ad-
(B) Deciduous rees rvith tjrick trttnks verse eff'eqts on agriculrural develoPment
(cj) Tall trces with buttress roots in the Caribbean?
(D) Evergreen trees with slender
leaves (.,\) r.o[x or forcign tn;rkets
(B) Flu,irricanes and drottght
(C) Soil crosion ancl infertility
4 ..1
tn. Which of the following are rvays by wlrich (D) Pl4rrt pests and diseases
natural vegctation adapts to clinratic con-
clitions? :

48. lVhjch of the following stilterr,trnts is tluc

I)eveioprtrcnt of water-storagc
of subsistepce farrning?
organs
Ii. Siheildirr3- ol'leaves rluring the clr;z
season
t:A) Intlivicltral f'arnrs are Qr-rite smull
III. Develoorr:crrt of iorrg roots
(LJ) Yields pcr farnrer are gcnerally
high.
IV. L)evelopmerri of specia! tynes of
I eavcs
(C) Laige arnounts of fertiliser.s ere
u$ed orr the farrrr.
(A) I ancl II orlly (D) CrFr: cultiuatiorr is ltot ls irnpor-
(B) l.lI and IV orrly t{nt as anirnal rclring.
( t-- -/ I, ll and Iil onl;,, li

(t)) I, II, Ill anci IV ll

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Ci,.r ON NEX.f PACJ I:
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il Whir:lr oIthe l:ollowing i: LIAIT]'"p.ll,

:) \r/hiclr of fsltervini] are metl'lods used
t.he rant in tht'- iocation of a fislring
rndustry J
,.X
to it'npt'ovc
by C--aribbcao goverllnrents i

f:rrrrring in the regiorr? (A) Aclequite storage facilities

igl A largeillabour force
I. I'roviding rrrore land to srnali iCi .Adeqtratemarketingfacilities
farrners for food Productiolt (D; Nerurress to the sea
tl. Providing loarrs for the purcltase
o[ [-crtiliscrs :rrtd machirrery to
F,rrcottragirrg food processing the MAIN rca-
lll. a') Whi,:h of thc fdllowing is
suPolY thJ local :rnd regioltal ,n,'r ot",y flr-rur nrills
in tbe Caribbean are
markets on coasral locations?
tV. f'xposing the fzrrmers to improvecl "i,"o,tj
l'rlcthods crf l'arnritrg irldarness to facilities
for unload-
(;\)
ing raw materials
disposal
( A.) I and ll onlY (R) t'learni':ss to the waste
(B) il. Ill and IV onlY facilities
suP-
(c) III and IV ortly ((-:) Availlbility of cheap Power
(D) l, II, lll and lV PIY
availability of cirearp labottr
(D)
can be
50. Which of the following resources
ccrt]_sidered non-renewable' 5;3, \Mf+icholtlre following IIFST explains
- rvhy the -oit to-tonGanuf[cturing
food process-
(A) Off-shore fisheries itiu=oy in dr5 Cariubean is
(B) \\iaier ing'i
1( ) Battxite ,

(D) Mahogany trees (l\) lt is iheaper-to Produce than to

imdort foods'
are
(B) ngriLutrtrral raw mate'r'ials
available'
'"'uhilY o[ mineritl reserve's rs
(C) n ualriety
absr:nt'
lr not require the use ol lm-
1L-l) clo,gs
Poftcd fuel'

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Itegrs 5.!__-!! are based on rhe following skerch rnap.

----)" lVind dirbction

'n.- .'JAf tV )1/ \/4^- N

tvtouljat>^; t
4<ac* I
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Port Albe rt ft-.Q Setdemenr
River

54- Which of tlre fcllowi:rg wculd be rhe Which aree is MOST I-IKELY ro be de-
BEST area ro locare a new facrory in or_
veloped ]as a tourist resort ?
der to-mi ni mize-rhe eFfects. of-air poltn
tion? (.{) -+Ii
ll

(A) (B) Ii
(B)
I
II
{c)
(D)
ry
(C) V
III
(D) IV

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Ilerr:;56 - 57 re{er lo thc map Lrelou,.

r.'revsutng
rvinds

Mountains
D\'Y8TNP
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Pla\s
Industrl&
Railivay
10 15 Roads
c-p!
On which of the following would a large 57. What type of settlement pattern would
settlen'rent MOST likely be developed? N{OST likely occur'in the area shaded
(A) I fA Alil in tte map above?
(B) II
Tr) m -tA) -Linear-
(D) IV (B) Radial -i
(C) Nucleated
I

(D) Dispersed

58. Thergrow'lh of populatiorr in urb is usuilly reflerred

to a.) "ln "r.u,
, t i'
,,/\ urlr;rnizaLion I

(ri) urban sprawl

I

rc) su Lr-urban ization

r:D) population grou,rlr

i() Rapid urbanization irr Caribbear n cou,ltries USUALLY

results in
(;r; increased employnrent in the ciries
(B) decreased foreign exihange earrnings
(C) improvenrenr in the standaid of living
(D) housing shortage:s irr tlre ciries

60. Which is an example of air pollution? I

(Ai Mercury
(B) Smog
. (c) oitspitf
(D) Fertilizer runoff

YOU FII\ISFI I]EIiORb] TIj\,l8 I.S CAT,I-EI), CIIEC-K YoUIT \1/oRK oN.I.III 'I'E.S'f.