Geography Past Paper 2019 #3

How does vegetation contribute to the development of soils?

• it increases the depth of soil

• it decomposes to form humus

• it provides the parent material

• it decomposes to produce inorganic matter

The slow downhill movement of debris and soil under the influence of gravity may best be described as

• a landslide

• soil creep

• soil erosion

• mass wasting

What processes cause the formation of an igneous rock?

• magma and lava are cooed to form crystals

• sediments are compacted and cemented

• rocks are hardened due to high temperature

• rocks are changed due to intense heat and pressure

With what type of plate margins are volcanoes in the Caribbean associated?

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• constructive

Which of the following processes is dominant in the first stage?

• erosion

• deflation

• deposition

• transportation

The type of slope shown in the landform may be described as

• gentle

• convex

• uniform

• concave

Which of the following features exerts the greatest influence on tourism in the Caribbean?

• climate

• carnival

• coral reef

• tropical forest

Which of the following countries had the largest percentage of people employed in agriculture

• Haiti

• Jamaica

• Puerto Rico

• Barbados

In 2017, the country with the lowest percentage of people employed in agriculture employed in agriculture was

• Jamaica

• Barbados

• Puerto Rico

• Bahamas

In which of the following countries did employment in agriculture experience the greatest decline?

• Haiti, Bahamas, Puerto Rico

• Barbados, Haiti, Bahamas

• Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti

• Dominican Republic, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago