CAPE CARIBBEAN

STUDIES
PAST PAPER REVIEW
2003
SHORT PAPER

QUESTION 1

Plural society is a term used by some

authors to describe society and culture
in the Caribbean today. Explain what is
meant by plural society.
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

A plural society is one in which many

racial and ethnic groups live , however
they tend to live separate lives, where
there is little or no social interaction with
each other.

QUESTION 2

Plantation society is another term used

to describe Caribbean society and
culture. Briefly describe TWO features of
a plantation society.
(4 marks)

RESPONSE

Low level of community integration

Hierarchical class relations
Unstable family organization
Monocrop society or dependent on one
main industry.

QUESTION 3

Outline TWO practices of people living in

the Caribbean that have contributed to
accelerated soil erosion.
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

Overgrazing
Deforestation
Ploughing up and down hillsides

QUESTION 4

Describe
TWO
methods
of
soil
conservation that may be used to
combat the problem of soil erosion.
(4 marks)

RESPONSE

Contour ploughing
Reforestation practices

QUESTION 5

Name TWO territories where there are

still significant numbers of indigenous
peoples living today.
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

Guyana
Belize
Dominica
Suriname

QUESTION 6

Give TWO explanations for the pattern

of distribution of indigenous peoples in
the Caribbean today.
(4 marks)

RESPONSE

The virtual genocide of the indigenous

peoples by the Europeans accounts for
their very small numbers.
The fact that the Carib descendants
came in after the Arawaks accounts for
their existence in the lower half of the
chain.

QUESTION 7

Describe THREE ways in which the

education of Caribbean nationals abroad
has influenced Caribbean culture.
(6 marks)

RESPONSE

Food
Dress
Ideologies

QUESTION 8

Describe
THREE
ways
in
which
enslavement of people in the Caribbean
has contributed to the erasure of their
cultural practices.
(6 marks)

RESPONSE

Genocide of the Amerindians

The conversion of the Amerindians to
Christianity
Africans giving up their native customs
because of harsh treatment by European
slave masters.
African slavery bringing together
persons from different tribes on a
plantation, and the effects of the
process.

QUESTION 9

Social and economic equalization is one

index of development. Explain briefly
what this term means.
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

The difference between social classes in

terms of the income earned and the
quality of life experienced.

QUESTION 10

Increase in modern knowledge is also

widely accepted as an index of
development. Explain briefly what this
term means.
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

This
refers
to
the
modernizing
institutions
such
as
schools
and
factories, who through the use of
technology are thought to promote
urban, industrialized societies.

QUESTION 11

State the difference between the Gross

Domestic Product (GDP) an the Gross
National Product (GNP).
(2 marks)

RESPONSE

GDP is the total market value of the

output (goods and services) of a country
in a given year, whereas GNP is the
value of output plus any income derived
from abroad.

QUESTION 12

Describe TWO factors or relationships, in

Caribbean countries that tend to
maintain inequitable patterns in the
distribution of wealth.
(6 marks)

RESPONSE

Technological not everyone has access

to the benefits that can be derived from
technology, especially in terms of
advertising businesses.
Social nepotism in society or prejudices
that may prevent people from certain
areas from moving up the social ladder.

QUESTION 13

State what is meant by the term

urbanization.
(1 mark)

RESPONSE

This refers to an increase in the

population of a country living in the
urban and periurban (just on the
outskirts of) area.

QUESTION 14

Explain TWO positive effects that

urbanization has had on development in
the Caribbean.
(4 marks)

RESPONSE

Cultural development in all the art forms

tends to have a better chance of
flourishing in areas where there are large
numbers of persons who can participate
and pay the artistes for their services
and products.
More persons exposed to urban values,
which promote the idea of development.

QUESTION 15

Identify ONE negative effect that

urbanization has had on development in
the Caribbean.
(1 mark)

RESPONSE

Rise in crime
Traffic congestion
Land degradation

QUESTION 16

It is a common complaint of sportsmen

and sportswomen in the Caribbean that
they cannot achieve the full professional
status that they seek in various sporting
disciplines. Suggest THREE factors that
prevent such individuals from becoming
fully professional.
(6 marks)

RESPONSE

Lack of sporting facilities for training

Lack of sporting scholarships available
Lack
of
adequate
funding
and
investment in the sport, especially for
females.

QUESTION 17

Identify TWO examples of social

injustice in the Caribbean and show how
EACH
can impact negatively
on
economic growth and development.
(6 marks)

RESPONSE

Gender inequalities has stifled ambitions

and the potential of professional women
and the contributions they could make to
development.
Child abuse leads to a deterioration in
family life, and produces individuals who
become a charge of governments and of
social welfare organizations.