Transcript cape caribbean studies past paper review 2003 short

CAPE CARIBBEAN STUDIES
PAST PAPER REVIEW
2003
SHORT PAPER
QUESTION 1
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‘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
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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
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‘Plantation society’ is another term used to describe
Caribbean society and culture. Briefly describe
TWO features of a plantation society.
(4 marks)
RESPONSE
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Low level of community integration
Hierarchical class relations
Unstable family organization
Monocrop society or dependent on one main
industry.
QUESTION 3
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Outline TWO practices of people living in the
Caribbean that have contributed to accelerated soil
erosion.
(2 marks)
RESPONSE
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Overgrazing
Deforestation
Ploughing up and down hillsides
QUESTION 4
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Describe TWO methods of soil conservation that
may be used to combat the problem of soil erosion.
(4 marks)
RESPONSE
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Contour ploughing
Reforestation practices
QUESTION 5
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Name TWO territories where there are still
significant numbers of indigenous peoples living
today.
(2 marks)
RESPONSE
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Guyana
Belize
Dominica
Suriname
QUESTION 6
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Give TWO explanations for the pattern of
distribution of indigenous peoples in the Caribbean
today.
(4 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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Describe THREE ways in which the education of
Caribbean nationals abroad has influenced
Caribbean culture.
(6 marks)
RESPONSE
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Food
Dress
Ideologies
QUESTION 8
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Describe THREE ways in which enslavement of
people in the Caribbean has contributed to the
erasure of their cultural practices.
(6 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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‘Social and economic equalization’ is one index of
development. Explain briefly what this term means.
(2 marks)
RESPONSE
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The difference between social classes in terms of
the income earned and the quality of life
experienced.
QUESTION 10
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‘Increase in modern knowledge’ is also widely
accepted as an index of development. Explain
briefly what this term means.
(2 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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State the difference between the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) an the Gross National Product
(GNP).
(2 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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Describe TWO factors or relationships, in Caribbean
countries that tend to maintain inequitable patterns in
the distribution of wealth.
(6 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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State what is meant by the term ‘urbanization’.
(1 mark)
RESPONSE
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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
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Explain TWO positive effects that urbanization has
had on development in the Caribbean.
(4 marks)
RESPONSE
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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
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Identify ONE negative effect that urbanization has
had on development in the Caribbean.
(1 mark)
RESPONSE
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Rise in crime
Traffic congestion
Land degradation
QUESTION 16
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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
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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
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Identify TWO examples of social injustice in the
Caribbean and show how EACH can impact
negatively on economic growth and development.
(6 marks)
RESPONSE
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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.