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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION
SOCIAL STUDIES
Paper 02 - General ProficiencY

2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

This paper has THREE, sections as follows:

SECTIONA Questions 1,2 and3 - Individual, Family and Society

SECTION B Part I - Questions 4 and 5 - Development and Use of Resources

Part II - Questions 6 andT - Regional lntegration

SECTIONC Question8 - Communication

Question 9 - ConsumerAffairs
Question 10 - Tourism

1. You MUST answer a total of FIVE questions - TWO from SECTION A, TWO
from SECTION B (choose ONE from Part I and ONE from Part II) and ONE from
SECTION C.

2 Where questions require an explanation, suggestion, proposal or reason, you should

develop your response fully.

3. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

4. Do NOT write in the margins

5. You are advised to take some time to read through the paper and plan your answers.

6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original
page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet. Remember
to draw a line through your original answer.

7 If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box
provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question
part beside the answer.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Communication: An essential element in promoting regional integration

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Hire-purchase: Advantages and disadvantages

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which businesses which offer hire-purchase arrangements exploit consumers. Suggest THREE
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on hire-purchase. Explain fully why EACH action you suggested is likely to be successful.
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10. TOURISM
Tourism: Creating Economic and Social Linkages

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the tourism sector. Describe how ONE area of the economy, other than agriculture, benefits
from tourism. Outline TWO reasons why tourism officials in the Caribbean may want visitors to
interact with residents. Suggest, giving ful1 details, THREE strategies a Ministry of Tourism may
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