Grade 5: Social Studies Paper 2 Copy

  • Date November 26, 2020
Grade 5: Social Studies (2020 – 2021) Grade 5: Social Studies Paper 2 Copy

1. Which gas is MOST important for life on earth?
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2. Which of these is regarded as ground provision?
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3. Which gas does a plant need in order to make its own food?
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4. Which countries have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea?
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5. Which country is a part of the Greater Antilles?
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6. Several people were on their roofs and soldiers were busy rescuing others. Most of the animals were drowned. What disaster is being described?
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7. Why do Caribbean countries have similar climatic conditions?
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8. Which of these capitals is a tourist resort?
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9. Which of the following capitals is inland?
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10. Use the map of the Caribbean to answer questions 10 to 12.

 

What name is given to the group of islands which is shaded?

 

 

 
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11. Which body of water is shown at X?
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12. I flew from Jamaica to Cuba by way of the shortest and most direct route. In which direction did I go?
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13. What does a small farmer do?
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14. Which style of music CORRECTLY matches its country?
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15. The Caribbean islands are influenced by the sea, therefore, they all have a:
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16. Which of the following is a natural resource?
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17. Large land masses of the Earth are called:
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18. Which of the towns listed below is the capital of a Caribbean country?
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19. Use this diagram to answer question 19. What does the area Y on the map represent?

 

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20. In which climatic region is Jamaica?
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21. Which name is given to the air that surrounds the earth?
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22. Which group of islands belongs to the Greater Antilles?
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23. Which of these countries is not an island?
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24. Use the map of Jamaica to answer question 24.

 

Which parish is indicated by the letter X?

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25. Which of these is the official language of Commonwealth Caribbean countries?
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26. Use the diagram to answer question 26.

 

On which line of latitude is the country labelled Q?

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27. Which type of activities are Crop Over, Carnival and Mardi Gras?
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28. What is cou-cou? It is a
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29. The University of the West Indies has campuses in three different Caribbean countries. What is the main aspect of Caribbean linkage shown by this arrangement?
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30. Use the map below to answer question 30.

 

Which two parishes have both bauxite and cattle?

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31. Which of the following involves the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals?
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32. Which of the following groups is made up only of water bodies?
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33. Every Saturday morning John dumps the garbage into the river behind his house. Which of the following best describes what he has been doing?
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34. Identify the sentence which best describes a forest?
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35. Use the table below to answer questions 35 and 36.

 

For what period of time does the table provide information?

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36. Which of the following statements about the table is true?
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37. The majority of people who live in Jamaica are of _____ origin.
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38. Which of the following best describes a people’s culture?
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39. Which of these resources is renewable?
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40. Which shows how to sustain a natural resource?
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41. Which natural hazard is LEAST likely to occur in the Caribbean?
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42. What is the meaning of CARIFESA?
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43. Which is a French speaking Caribbean island?
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44. Use the map to answer question 44.

What feature does A represent?

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45. During times of disasters countries make special effort to assist each other. Which word best describes this action?
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46. The energies, talents, skills and abilities of a country’s population are its
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47. Which character would not be in a Jonkunnu dance?
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48. Use the table to answer question 48.

In which country is mining most likely to take place?

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49. As an institution of CARICOM, the Caribbean Development Bank
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50. Which country is most famous for its Crop Over Festival?
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51. Use the table to answer question 51.

 

In which year was rice production the lowest?

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52. Why is bauxite a non-renewable resource?
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53. What is a plateau?
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54. Which best describes a river?
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55. Use the table to answer questions 55 and 56.

 

For which two games did the score keep increasing?

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56. For which game was there a very unsteady performance over the week?
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57. Which are Caribbean airlines?
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58. Georgetown is the capital of which country?
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59. Use the table to answer questions 59 to 61.

 

Cocoa is grown in . 
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60. Which crop is grown in four parishes?
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61. In which parish can oranges be purchased?
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62. Which best defines mining?
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63. Which of the following dances is part of the African culture?
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64. The total number of people living in a country is called its .
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65. Individuals making up a country’s working population is its .
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66. Cutting down trees for firewood without replanting is .
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67. The head office for CARICOM is located in .
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68. The national dish of Barbados is
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69. The floor of the sea is called
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70. People who study the origins of man are called .
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71. CARICOM was established by
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72. Nation builders operate at the community level because they are:
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