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CARICOM

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the acronym CARICOM stand for?

a)

Caribbean Community and common market

b)

Caribbean Free trade area

c)

Caribbean Community Council of Members

d)

Caribbean single market and Economy

2.

What is the name of the agreement that was signed to establish CARICOM?

a)

Treaty of Chaguaramas

b)

Treaty of Basseterre

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of the Versailles

3.

The treaty establishing CARICOM was established in which year?

a)

1958

b)

1968

c)

1973

d)

1952

4.

Which group of islands have no members in CARICOM?

a)

Lesser Antilles

b)

Greater Antilles

c)

Leeward Antilles

d)

Lucayan archipelago

5.

Complete this line from the song "United we stand..."

a)

we will be together

b)

divided we fall

c)

just you and I

d)

our backs against the wall

6.

In which country was the Original treaty signed to establish CARICOM?

a)

St.Lucia

b)

Barbados

c)

Trinidad and Tobago

d)

ST Kitts and Nevis

7.

Which is NOT an objective of CARICOM?

a)

to help other CARICOM members

b)

to buy more goods from countries outside of the region

c)

to make people have a better standard of life

d)

to increase trade within the region

8.

CARICOM countries helping St. Vincent and the Grenadines with the recent volcanic eruption is an example of

a)

trading in the region

b)

functional cooperation

c)

economic development

d)

none of the above

9.

The capital of The Bahamas is

a)

Scarborough

b)

Belmopan

c)

Freeport

d)

Nassau

10.

When is CARICOM day celebrated?

a)

1st Monday of August

b)

1st Monday of July

c)

1st Monday of September

d)

1st Monday of December

11.

How do Caribbean countries benefit from functional cooperation?

a)

they save money by sharing resources

b)

a sense of regional camaraderie is built

c)

faster ways of solving problems

d)

all of the options

12.

The flag shown represents

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Bahamas

c)

Antigua and Barbuda

d)

Barbados

13.

Which of the following is the MOST important aim of the trading arrangements within CARICOM?

a)

To promote economic development in the region

b)

To increase the markets and revenue of large territories

c)

To ensure that goods from outside the region become cheaper

d)

To increase travel and contact among the people of the region

14.

The first member states to join Caricom were:

a)

Guyana, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba

c)

Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

d)

USA, Africa, Korea

15.

There are ____________ member states of CARICOM

a)

25

b)

15

c)

29

d)

20

16.

Caribbean Regional Integration can best be described as attempts by Caribbean countries to:

a)

gain independence from the 'mother country'

b)

form Caricom to deal with transnational corporations

c)

formulate a West Indies Cricket Team.

d)

unite the Caribbean people economically, politically and socially.

17.

Functional cooperation involves cooperation in

a)

trade, taxation, migration

b)

health, education, meteorology

c)

politics, business, cooperatives

d)

Agriculture, mining, tourism

18.

Which is the ODD one in this group?

a)

Guyana

b)

Grenada

c)

ST .Lucia

d)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

19.

Which country does this flag belongs to?

a)

Belize

b)

The Bahamas

20.

Which country does this flag belongs to?

a)

The Bahamas

b)

Haiti

21.

Which country does this flag belongs to?

a)

Dominica

b)

Trinidad

22.

Which country does this flag belongs to?

a)

Guyana

b)

St. Kitts

23.

Which country does this flag belongs to?

a)

St. Vincent

b)

Jamaica