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FORM TP 2019237 MAY/JUNE 2019

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

AND DEVELOPMENT

UNIT 2 – Paper 02

3 hours

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of FOUR questions. Answer ALL questions.

2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

3. Do NOT write in the margins.

4. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer questions.

5. You may use geometrical instruments.

6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this
booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

7. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the
box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.

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MODULE 1

1. (a) Figure 1 shows a synoptic chart of the Caribbean. Study the chart and answer the questions
that follow.

Source: https://ocean.weather.gov/UA/Atl_Tropics.gif

Figure 1. Synoptic chart of the Caribbean

(i) Name the weather phenomenon shown at X.

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(ii) State the direction in which the weather phenomenon at X is travelling.

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(iii) Describe the weather conditions at Y and at Z.

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(b) Study the map extract of Maggotty, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, on a scale of 1:50 000 (provided
as an insert) and answer the questions that follow.

(i) List the THREE types of natural vegetation in the area covered by the map extract.

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(ii) Describe the distribution of TWO vegetation types listed in (b) (i).

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(c) (i) Name and locate THREE different types of economic activities north of
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(ii) The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has indicated that for ten consecutive years
the same number of tourists had visited the districts of Maggotty. As such, the
government is seeking to expand and invest in eco-tourism activities in this area.

List THREE eco-tourism related activities that could be started in this area.

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(iii) Outline THREE factors which make the Maggotty area conducive to ONE of the
eco-tourism related activities listed in (c) (ii).

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(d) Research was conducted to establish the relationship between GNP growth and birth rate.

(i) State the null hypothesis for the relationship between GNP growth and birth rate.

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Table 1 shows the birth rates and GNP for selected countries.

TABLE 1: BIRTH RATES AND GNP FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES

Birth Rate/1000 GNP Growth

Country Rank x Rank y d d2
Population (x) (y)
Argentina 30 5.1
Brazil 29 3.2
Colombia 30 3
India 35 1.4
Mexico 36 3.8
Peru 36 1
Philippines 34 2.8
Senegal 48 -0.3
South Korea 24 6.9
Sri Lanka 27 2.5
Taiwan 21 6.2
Thailand 30 4.6

Source: Michael Barrow, Statistics for Economics, Accounting and Business Studies,
5th edition, 2014, p. 2.

(ii) The formula for the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient is

6× ∑d2 .
rs = 1 −
n(n 2 − 1)

Complete Table 1 and calculate the value of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient,
rs . Show ALL working.

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(iii) State the conclusion that can be made about the relationship between the birth rate
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MODULE 1

2. (a) Distinguish between ‘adiabatic lapse rate’ and ‘environmental lapse rate’.

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(b) Write an essay discussing why anabatic and katabatic winds occur in mountainous regions.
Include a well-labelled diagram.

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(c) Outline TWO human factors that contribute to the development of tropical grasslands.

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(d) Suggest TWO reasons why the characteristics of soil at the top of a slope are different
from the characteristics of soil at the base of a slope.

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MODULE 2

3. (a) Write an essay discussing FOUR reasons for the changing economic importance of the
primary sector in a named developing country.

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(b) Explain ONE cultural factor hindering the development of farming in the Caribbean.

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(c) State THREE reasons why Weber’s model of industrial location is still relevant.

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(d) Describe ONE major economic characteristic of the informal sector.

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(e) Outline THREE ways in which mass tourism could negatively impact the environment in
a more economically developed country (MEDC).

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MODULE 3

4. (a) Describe TWO development indicators used in calculating the Human Development Index.

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(b) Explain TWO ways in which natural disasters have resulted in disparities in development
between the Caribbean and a more developed country (MDC) such as Britain.

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(c) Describe THREE stages in Myrdal’s cumulative causation model of regional disparities
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(d) Write an essay discussing THREE reasons why developing countries may require debt
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