Grade 5: Social Studies Paper 5 Copy

  • Date November 27, 2020
Grade 5: Social Studies (2020 – 2021) Grade 5: Social Studies Paper 5 Copy
1. The original inhabitants of the Caribbean were referred to as pre- Columbian because:?
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2. Which of these routes did the original inhabitants take to reach the Caribbean?
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3. The journey taken by slave ships from Africa to the Caribbean is called
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4. With which activity during slavery do you associate the photograph below.

 
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5. The __________ came to Jamaica in 1655.
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6. Which group of people were the first Europeans who came to the Caribbean?
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7. The present inhabitants of the Caribbean are a mixture of people from
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8. Which of the  following summaries best describes the history of the English speaking Caribbean?
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9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an independent nation?
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10. Which two Caribbean counties became independent in August 1962?
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11. The term" melting pot" is used to describe
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12. What does the following definition describe?

It is a way of life that  includes music, dance, customs, architecture, language, food, dress, literature, art, religion, sports, values and beliefs and which is passed on from one generation to another.
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13. Festivals in the Caribbean are usually celebrated with
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14. Which of the following festivals is NOT a religious one?
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15. Nyabinghi is to Rastafarians in Jamaica as ________ is to Muslims in Trinidad
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16. Roman Catholic religion was introduced by the
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17. Rosie and Leslie are going to England with their parents. They hope to watch the Notting Hill carnival. In which month must they be in England?
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18. Choose the set that is wrongly matched from the  following group,
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19. Identify the island which is NOT  a volcanic island
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20. The most common cause of disaster in the Caribbean is
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21. The hurricane season is between
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22. The word climate describes
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23. Differences in the altitude of places result in
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24. Northers are
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25. Concrete buildings in area which experience earthquakes should
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26. The most important resource of any country is the
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27. To which of the following would you not apply the term renewable resource?
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28. Tourism is an important industry because
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29. To obtain benefit from a natural resource a country must have......
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30. The protection of the environment is most likely to succeed if we
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31. Which of the following countries is INCORRECTLY matched with its natural resources?
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32. Which of the following countries is INCORRECTLY matched with its natural resources?
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33. One of the most effective methods of controlling soil erosion is
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34. Conserving a natural resource means
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35. Which country  has the highest mountains range
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36. What is the difference in height between the mountain range in Trinidad and that of Grenada?
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37. The lowest mountain in the region is ________
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38. The river meanders slowly from the mountains down to the sea.Meanders means:
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39. What part of speech is the underlined word in item 45
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40. The tourist described the seabed as very breathtaking. What does the underlined word mean?
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41. Which two natural disasters are common to both land and sea bed
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42. Choose the way by which an individual can earn a livelihood from the seabed.
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43. Which of the following statement about the seabed is true?
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44. Choose True or False for Questions 44-54

Indians and Chinese came to the Caribbean as immigrants.

 
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45. Columbus wanted to reach India by sailing west.
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46. The planters worked as labourers on the sugar plantations in the Caribbean.
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47. The indigenous people of the Caribbean were from India and inhabited America.
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48. Descendants of Tainos and Caribs still live in Dominica and St. Vincent.
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49. All Africans came to the  Caribbean as slaves.
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50. Most Caribbean islands are English speaking.
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51. Dominica is located in the Lesser Antilles.
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52. The Bahamas is located west of Cuba.
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53. The Caribbean Sea washes the shore of mainland countries.
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54. Trinidad is North West of Jamaica.
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55. Use the map to answer questions 55-60. 

 

Which two mainlands are directly south of Jamaica ?
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56. Which two islands are a part of the Greater Antilles ?
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57. Which water body is on the western border of Honduras?
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58. I am located in the Atlantic Ocean and my capital is Nassau.  Which island is this?
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59. I am completely surrounded by the Caribbean Sea...I am.......
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60. We are islands north of Venezuela and our official language is Dutch...We are __________
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