Caribbean Studies Past Paper May 2017 PDF

## The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica ### Associate of Science Examination ### Semester II - 2017 May #### CARS2301 - Caribbean Studies **Programmes:** All Programmes **Course Name:** Caribbean Studies **Code:** CARS2301 **Year Group:** Two **Date:** Tuesday, 2017 May 9 **Time:** 1:0...

## The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica ### Associate of Science Examination ### Semester II - 2017 May #### CARS2301 - Caribbean Studies **Programmes:** All Programmes **Course Name:** Caribbean Studies **Code:** CARS2301 **Year Group:** Two **Date:** Tuesday, 2017 May 9 **Time:** 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. **Duration:** 3 Hours **Examination Type:** Final **This Examination paper has 9 pages** **Instructions** 1. This examination paper consists of two (2) sections: (A) and (B). 2. Answer all questions from section A. 3. Section B consists of five (5) questions; choose any three (3). **Do not turn this page until you are told to do so.** ### Section A **Instructions:** On the computerized answer sheet provided, shade the letter that corresponds with the correct response for each of the following. 1. Which of the following is a French-speaking Caribbean country? a. Aruba b. **Haiti** c. Montserrat d. Bonaire 2. All the following are Republics, **except:** a. Dominica b. **Haiti** c. Puerto Rico d. Guyana 3. The Queen of England is head of state of which of the following countries? a. Trinidad and Tobago b. Suriname c. **Jamaica** d. Aruba 4. Caribs are still to be found in which of the following countries? a. **Dominica** b. St Vincent c. Jamaica d. Barbados 5. Which of the following groups comprise all French-speaking territories? a. Haiti, Montserrat, Martinique, Guadeloupe b. Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Saba c. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti, St Martin d. **St Martin, Montserrat, Haiti, Martinique** 6. Which of the following natural disasters **most** frequently impact most Caribbean territories? a. earthquakes b. droughts c. volcanoes d. **floods** 7. Caribbean countries have many significant geographical features. Which island that is considered to be relatively flat? a. **Jamaica** b. Cayman Islands c. Dominican Republic d. St Lucia 8. Which of the following islands is **least** likely to be impacted by a hurricane? a. Cuba b. Trinidad and Tobago c. **Haiti** d. Jamaica 9. Which continents did **most** of our ancestors come from? a. Europe, Australia, Africa b. Asia, Africa, South America c. South America, Africa, Europe d. **Europe, Africa, Asia** 10. The capital of which island was destroyed by a volcano? a. St Lucia b. **Montserrat** c. Martinique d. St Vincent 11. What is the **correct** order for the development of the Caribbean Integration Movement? a. CARICOM, Carifta, Federation, CSME b. **Federation, Carifta, CARICOM, CSME** c. Carifta, CARICOM, CSME, Federation d. CARICOM, Federation, CSME, Carifta 12. Which of the following Caribbean leaders is noted for his contribution to Economic Theory? a. Fidel Castro b. **Sir Arthur Lewis** c. Marcus Garvey d. Edward Seaga 13. Which of the following Caribbean territories remains dependent upon a European country? a. The Cayman Islands b. Barbados c. Antigua and Barbuda d. **Dominica** 14. All the following countries, at some point in their history, developed Marxist/Socialist ideologies, **except:** a. **Barbados** b. Cuba c. Jamaica d. Grenada 15. Which of the following factors make(s) Caribbean Integration necessary? i. smallness of the Caribbean Market ii. similar resources iii. small nation states a. i only b. ii only c. iii only d. **i, ii and iii** 16. The CSME was established by the revised Treaty of: a. Basseterre b. Tordesillas c. **Chaguramas** d. Ryswick 17 The headquarters of the Caribbean Court of Justice is in which territory? a. **Antigua and Barbuda** b. St Kitts and Nevis c. Trinidad and Tobago d. St Vincent and the Grenadines 18. The Petro-Caribe Agreement was signed between Jamaica and: a. Brazil b. **Venezuela** c. Belize d. Honduras 19. Who became the youngest Prime Minister of Jamaica? a. Michael Manley b. Bruce Golding c. **Andrew Holness** d. Donald Sangster 20. ____ is to athletics as ____ is to calypso. a. Curtly Ambrose, Jimmy Cliff b. Deon Hemmings, David Rudder c. Derek Walcott, Edna Manley d. **Claude McKay, Peter Tosh** 21. Which territory was the first Spanish colony in the new world? a. **Puerto Rico** b. Hispaniola c. Marie Galante d. San Salvador 22. All the following are causes of the Haitian Revolution, **except:** a. conflicts between whites and the metropole b. coloureds desiring more autonomy c. the impact of the French Revolution d. **dissension among the enslaved masses** 23. William Knibb is affiliated with the: a. Moravians b. **Baptists** c. Methodists d. Anglicans 24. Bussa was involved in which major slave revolt? a. Christmas Rebellion b. **Demerra Rebellion** c. Easter Rebellion d. Berbice Rebellion 25. ____ was used by Spain as a governance structure in the early colonial period. a. **Council of the Indies** b. Navigation Acts c. Letters of Marque d. Legislative Assemblies **(25 marks)** ### Section B **Instructions: Answer any THREE (3) questions from this section.** #### Question 1 a. Describe the historical means by which the Caribbean may be defined. (2 marks) b. On the base map provided to the back, insert letters to mark two countries that were colonized by the: i. British - UK ii. French - FR iii. Spanish - SP v. Netherlands - NL (8 marks) c. Citing examples, describe THREE (3) effects of hurricanes on the Caribbean region. (9 marks) d. Outline THREE (3) strategies that can be undertaken to mitigate the danger posed by hurricanes. (6 marks) **(Total 25 marks)** #### Question 2 a. Define the following terms: i. Culture ii. Ethnocentrism iii. Cultural relativism iv. Cultural hybridisation ( 8 marks) b. Discuss THREE (3) of the following cultural elements: i. Norms ii. Values iii. Morals iv. Symbols v. Customs (9 marks) c. Choose ONE (1) cultural activity and explain how it has aided the development of a named Caribbean country. (8 marks) **(Total 25 marks)** #### Question 3 a. Identify FOUR (4) systems of labour instituted over peoples of the region by the European powers since Columbus arrived in the region. (4 marks) b. Briefly describe the impact of any TWO (2) systems identified above, on those against whom these systems were implemented. (12 marks) c. Discuss THREE (3) ways in which persons resisted the labour system used against them. (9 marks) **(Total 25 marks)** #### Question 4 Examine the role of Mass Media on Caribbean economy, politics and culture. **(25 marks)** #### Question 5 a. Identify THREE (3) regional movements among Caribbean states, over the last 60 years. (3 marks) b. Explain any THREE (3) factors promoting regional integration. (9 marks) c. Examine THREE (3) factors hindering successful Caribbean Integration. (13 marks) **(Total 25 marks)** **END OF EXAMINATION** **"Map of the Caribbean"** - The map shows a political outline of the Caribbean region, including the surrounding bodies of water. - It shows the names of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. - The map is oriented with North at the top of the page and South at the bottom of the page. - It includes latitude and longitude lines. - The map includes a scale indicating distance in both miles and kilometers. - There are small circles denoting islands in the map. - There are numbers denoting the locations of specific island nations.