WorksheetsSocial Studies 2018# 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is based on exploiting nonrenewable natural resources?
Fishing
Lumbering
Bauxite Mining
hydroelectric power
Which of the following are MOST likely to happen in a country where there is a high employment rate?
I. Greater demand for goods and services
II. Improvement in the quality of life
III. An upsurge in criminal activities
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following would play an important part in government's efforts to increase consumption of locally produced food?
Increasing taxes on agricultural lands
imposing heavy duties on imported farm tools
Increasing the price on imported food
Cutting down forest trees to obtain more lands for housing
It is true to say that marine life in the Caribbean is
an unlimited resource
a renewable resource
useless as a tourist attraction
not a contributor to person's diets
Which of the following are ways by which people have caused soil erosion in the Caribbean?
I. Mining
II. Slash and burn
III. Crop Rotation
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following methods of fishing is MOST damaging to the ecosystem?
using dynamite
trawling the sea
setting of fish pots
dropping of seines
Most Caribbean countries remain exporters of primary products MAINLY because
they possess limited mineral resources
their economies are agriculturally based
their labour forces are largely unskilled
they lack the means to process their resources
The natural increase in population for country X in 2016 was
15 000
21 000
24 000
45 000
The graph above shows that in Country Z the
female birth rate increased steadily between 1960 and 1990
female birth rate reached its higest level around the mid 1970s
male birth rate was always lower than the female birth rate
male birth rate was higher than the female irth rate between 1975 and 1980
The treaty which led to the establishment of CARICOM is an example of a
bi lateral agreement
unilateral agreement
functional agreement
multilateral agreement
Which of the following shows the progression of Caribbean integration movements?
CARIFTA-CARCICOM-FEDERATION
FEDERATION-CARICON-CARIFTA
FEDERATION-CARIFTA-CARICOM
CARICOM-CARIFTA-FEDERATION
Which of the following factors hinders cooperation among CARICOM states?
common economic policies
the challenges of globalization
differences in cultural traditions
competition for foreign investments
Between 1958 and 1962 Caribbean governments made an attempt to unify the region politically by
forming a federation
seeking independence
establishing CARIFTA
organizing CARICOM
Which CARICOM group is made up of prime ministers, executive presidents and chief ministers of member countries?
The Secretariat
Common Market Council
Standing Committee of Ministers
Heads of Government Conference
For which of the following reasons are Caribbean countries MOST likely to attract foreign investors?
Promoting economic development in the region
Increasing travel among the people of the region
Increasing market access for the large territories
Ensuring the purchase of cheaper goods from outside the region
"Individual countries in the region are too small to make their presence felt on the world stage."
Implied in this statement is the need for individual countries to
return to colonialism
espouse republicanism
harmonize foreign policies
demand their democratic freedom
The CARICOM SINGLE MARKET and ECONOMY (CSME) was created to deepen the integration movement and to respond to the challenges and opportunities of
communism
globalization
independence
republicanism
Which of the following does NOT result from industrial development in the Caribbean?
increased export
high standard of living
declining employment
increased training opportunity
If a CARICOM country imposes restrictions on CARICOM products which of the following provisions is being violated?
liberalization of trade
functional cooperation
common external tariff
Special regime of LCDs
Which of the following is a function of the Caribbean Development Bank?
Regulating foreign exchange rate in CARICOM countries
Providing loans to individuals in the Caribbean for constructing homes
Serving as a central bank for commercial banks in the CARICOM region
Organizing and supervising loans for developmental work to member states
