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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CAPE CARIBBEAN STUDIES
PAST PAPER REVIEW2003
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.