SOCIAL STUDIES WORKSHEET 2015

June 2015

1. Define the term MARRIAGE?

2. List the forms of marriage.
3. What are some reasons for couple choosing common- law union over marriage?
4. What are some action people should take to prepare themselves for parenthood? Say how
these will work.
5. Say why groups need rules?
6. Identify one leadership style.
7. Describe two effects of unsolved conflict on a group.
8. Identify two strategies that should be taken to reduce conflict? Say how it will work.
9. State one right of a citizen.
10. Identify some services Government provides for the citizens.
11. Describe two challenges faced by government in providing these services.
12. Describe two strategies government can use to create employment in the country.
13. Explain two factors that influence unemployment in a country.
14. Identify two strategies person can use to become employed.
15. Define the term environment.
16. Explain how poor farming practices can cause pollution to the marine environment.
17. Explain two ways in which conflicts may arise over the use of a country’s marine resources.
18. Identify two strategies that can be used to conserve the marine environment.
19. Differentiate between multilateral agreement and bilateral agreement.
20. Give two examples of multilateral agreement.
21. Explain two problems Caricom country face in trading with each other.
22. Describe two strategies that Government can use to educate the citizens about integration.
23. Identify two features of CARIFTA.
24. Explain two factors that encourage integration in the economies.
25. Explain two factors that may hinder integration in the Caribbean.
26. Explain two problems that may arise if CSME is to implemented fully.
27. Explain two strategies that can be used tp facilitate integration through CSME.
28. Define the term 'economic integration' in relation to CARICOM.
29. State TWO possible factors that promote trade among CARICOM countries.
30. give TWO reasons why CARICOM countries may benefit from purchasing from one another
31. Suggest THREE strategies, apart from trading with each other, that CARICOM countries may use
to make economic integration more effective.
32. Begin by stating TWO other areas of functional co-operation within CARICOM apart from
disaster management.
33. Identify TWO types of natural disasters that affect CARICOM countries. Give TWO reasons why a
CARICOM country may experience difficulty providing assistance to member country.
June 2014

1. State two characteristics of primary groups.

2. Describe one way in which formal groups control the behavior of members.
3. State two reasons why formal groups tend to have a longer life span than informal groups.
4. Suggest three strategies which the leader of your school’s cultural club may use to keep
members together as a group.
5. State the final stage that a bill has to pass through before it becomes a law.
6. Name the branch of Government that is responsible for making laws.
7. Apart from freedom of expression, state two other rights that citizens may have.
8. Explain two reasons why citizens of a country are granted rights.
9. Suggest three strategies that government may use to build a positive relationship with citizens.
10. Name two characteristics of a population other than age and sex.
11. Define the term dependency ratio.
12. Suggest three actions a government may take if the birth rate continues to decline.
13. State two sustainable agricultural practices which small farmers may use in the production of
crops.
14. Give two reasons why high quality agricultural products are important for CARICOM countries.
15. Suggest three strategies that a government of a country may implement to improve the quantity
and quality of agricultural production.
16. Define the terms globalization and trade liberalization.
17. State two difficulties Caribbean states experience in gaining access to the markets of developed
countries.
18. Suggest three actions the business community may take to encourage the procuders of goods
and services, regionally to support the integration process.
19. State two objectives of the OECS

20. Describe two similarities that promote cooperation among the member countries of the OECS.

21. Give one reason difficulties may arise in pursuing integration the OECS member countries.

22. Suggest three strategies that OECS heads of government may use to educate citizens about the
benefits of cooperation.