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Geography Past Paper 2019 #3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does vegetation contribute to the development of soils?

a)

it increases the depth of soil

b)

it decomposes to form humus

c)

it provides the parent material

d)

it decomposes to produce inorganic matter

2.

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

a)

a landslide

b)

soil creep

c)

soil erosion

d)

mass wasting

3.

What processes cause the formation of an igneous rock?

a)

magma and lava are cooed to form crystals

b)

sediments are compacted and cemented

c)

rocks are hardened due to high temperature

d)

rocks are changed due to intense heat and pressure

4.

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

a)

divergent

b)

transform

c)

convergent

d)

constructive

5.

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

a)

erosion

b)

deflation

c)

deposition

d)

transportation

6.

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

a)

gentle

b)

convex

c)

uniform

d)

concave

7.

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

a)

climate

b)

carnival

c)

coral reef

d)

tropical forest

8.

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

a)

Haiti

b)

Jamaica

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Barbados

9.

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

a)

Jamaica

b)

Barbados

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Bahamas

10.

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

a)

Haiti, Bahamas, Puerto Rico

b)

Barbados, Haiti, Bahamas

c)

Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago

11.

Which of the following features is an example of intrusive volcanicity?

a)

sill

b)

crater

c)

caldera

d)

lava plateau

12.

Which of the following processes is MOST likely to result in the formation of the feature labelled x?


I longshore drift

II wave erosion

III wave deposition

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

I, II, and III

13.

Which of the following factors is mainly responsible for the high temperatures in the Caribbean?

a)

altitude

b)

latitude

c)

rainfall

d)

humidity

14.

What do the dotted lines in the diagram represent?

a)

a plateau

b)

the hilltop

c)

the watershed

d)

the drainage basin

15.

Which of the following terms describes the drainage pattern of the area?

a)

trellis

b)

radial

c)

parallel

d)

dendretic