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Caribbean Examinations Council: 01225020/K/MS/MAY/JUNE 2018
Caribbean Examinations Council: 01225020/K/MS/MAY/JUNE 2018
C A R I B B E A N E X A M I N A T I O N S C O U N C I L
GEOGRAPHY — PAPER 02
GENERAL PROFICIENCY
MAY/JUNE 2018
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GEOGRAPHY
PAPER 02
KEY AND MARK SCHEME
Question 3.
((2016)
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GEOGRAPHY
PAPER 02
KEY AND MARK SCHEME
Question 3
P1 P2 P3
(a) Title
Caribbean Immigrants/Migrants in Selected Caribbean
Countries in 2016 (1)
Bar graph
4 bars with correct height — 3 marks
3 bars with correct height – 2 marks
2 bars with correct height – 1 mark
P1 = (5 marks)
Push factors:
Lack of educational opportunities (1) – Higher
level educational opportunities in universities and
colleges are expensive and limited in most
Caribbean countries (1). People migrate to
developed countries to pursue their education at
higher levels and to be better qualified in the
hopes of securing higher paying jobs (1).
Question 3 (continued)
P2 = (2 marks)
Pull factors:
Higher standard of living (1) — workers doing the
same jobs in developed countries earn higher wages
and earn in currencies of higher value (1) so they
are better able to take care of themselves and
their families (1).
Consequences of out—migration:
(ii) Reduction in population growth (1) — If there is
net outward migration, population growth is
reduced (1). Declining birth rate in the region
as most migrants are young people who raise their
families abroad (1) e.g. in Haiti
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GEOGRAPHY
PAPER 02
KEY AND MARK SCHEME
P1 P2 P3
Question 3 (continued)
Total 25 marks
5 8 12