Plantation and 2mks

Caribbean Studies Paper 1, May/June 2010 Section A- Module 1- Caribbean Culture and Society 1. (a) Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. [2mks] (b) Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining the Caribbean. [2mks] (c) Explain why Mexico is sometimes described as ‘Caribbean’. [2mks] 2. (a) Define the term ‘plate tectonics’ [2mks] (b) Describe TWO ways in which volcanic activity has influenced Caribbean society and culture. [4mks] 3. (a) Explain what is meant by the term ‘resistance’. [2mks] (b) Describe TWO ways in which the Haitian Revolution impacted Caribbean society and culture. [4mks] 4. (a) Explain what is meant by the term ‘plantation society’. [2mks] (b) Explain ONE way in which plantation society contributed to social stratification. [2mks] (c) Explain ONE way in which education contributed to a new class formation in Caribbean society. 5. (a) Define the term ‘culinary practices’ [2mks] (b) Identify TWO culinary practices that have been inherited from the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. [2mks] (c) Describe ONE way in which Indo-Caribbean peoples have influenced Caribbean culinary practices. [2mks] Section B- Module 2- Issues in Caribbean Development 6. (a)Explain why the Gross National Product per capita is NOT an accurate indicator of development. [2mks] (b) Explain ONE environmental indicator that can be used as a measure of development. [2mks] (c) Suggest ONE way in which tourism can increase its contribution to development in the Caribbean. [2mks] 7. (a) Define the term ‘transnational corporation’ [2mks] (b) Outline TWO characteristics of transnational corporations. [4mks] 8. (a) Name the individual who created the policy known as ‘industrialization by invitation’ [1mk] (b) State ONE objective outlined in this policy. [1mk] (c) Outline TWO disadvantages of this