TEST CODE 01243020

FORM TP 2010029 JANUARY 2010

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
SOCIAL STUDIES

Paper 02 – General Proficiency

2 hours 40 minutes

11 JANUARY 2010 (a.m.)

You are advised to use 10 minutes to read the paper

and select the questions that you will answer.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This paper has THREE sections, as follows:

SECTION A Questions 1, 2 and 3 – Individual Interaction

SECTION B Part I Questions 4 and 5 – Development and Use of Resources

Part II Questions 6 and 7 – Development and Use of Resources

SECTION C Questions 8 – Consumer Affairs

Questions 9 – Communication
Questions 10 – Tourism

(i) You MUST answer FIVE questions in all.

(ii) Answer TWO from Section A,

ONE from Section B Part I,
ONE question from Section B Part II and
ONE question from Section C.

(iii) All answers MUST be written in complete sentences.

(iv) Where questions require explanations, suggestions, proposals or giving reasons,

you should develop your responses fully.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION A
INDIVIDUAL INTERACTION

Answer TWO questions from this section. ALL answers MUST be in complete sentences.
Where questions require explanations, suggestions, proposals or reasons, you should develop
your answers fully.

1. (a) Outline THREE aims that parents have for socializing their children. ( 6 marks)

(b) Explain THREE consequences that are likely to occur as a result of poor socialization
practices. ( 6 marks)

(c) Suggest ONE strategy that the primary school may use to assist the family in the socialization
process.

Explain why your strategy will be effective. ( 5 marks)

Total 17 marks
2. (a) Define EACH of the following terms:

(i) General election ( 2 marks)

(ii) Candidate ( 2 marks)

(iii) Constituency ( 2 marks)

(b) (i) Give TWO reasons why a coalition government may be formed after a general
election. ( 4 marks)

(ii) Explain ONE problem that may arise within a coalition government.
( 2 marks)

(c) As Chief Elections Officer, suggest to voters ONE action they should take to maintain
orderly voting on Polling Day.

Explain why this action will ensure order. ( 5 marks)

Total 17 marks

3. (a) Outline THREE characteristics of authoritarian leadership. ( 6 marks)

(b) Give THREE reasons why the democratic style of leadership is usually considered the
best. ( 6 marks)

(c) The new executive committee of a sports club has been elected. Suggest ONE guideline
that may help the committee to lead effectively.

State why that guideline may help. ( 5 marks)

Total 17 marks

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SECTION B

DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF RESOURCES

PART I

Answer EITHER Question 4 or Question 5

Where questions require explanaions, suggestions, proposals or reasons, you should develop your
answer fully.

4. (a) (i) Define the term ‘migrant’. ( 2 marks)

(ii) Identify TWO types of internal migration. ( 2 marks)

(b) State ONE effect of the type of migration you named in (a) (ii). ( 2 marks)

(c) Give THREE reasons why some people may choose NOT to migrate from the
Caribbean. ( 6 marks)

(d) As Chief Immigration Officer, suggest to the government ONE way to regulate
migration.

Why would this way be successful in regulating migrants? ( 5 marks)

Total 17 marks

5. (a) Name FOUR resources that produce energy for the industries in the Caribbean.
( 4 marks)

(b) Identify TWO sectors in the economy that use the energy from these resources.
( 2 marks)

(c) Give THREE reasons why energy is expensive to produce from the resources available in
the Caribbean. ( 6 marks)

(d) Suggest ONE measure that your government may introduce to help reduce the cost of the
energy to the consumer.

State why this measure will help. ( 5 marks)

Total 17 marks

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PART II

Answer EITHER Question 6 or Question 7.

Where questions require explanations, suggestions, proposals or reasons, you should develop your
answer fully.

6. Pollution of coastal waters affects the economy of coastal and island states.

Write an essay on the above topic. In your essay, outline THREE ways in which coastal waters
may become polluted, and explain THREE ways in which coastal water pollution may affect the
economy of a country. Finally, suggest ONE measure that may be used to reduce the level of
coastal pollution. Explain why the measure you suggested will reduce the level of pollution.

Total 17 marks

7. At least five CARICOM countries spent over 20 per cent of their budget on education in 2002.

Write an essay on the importance of education to Caribbean nations. In your essay, you should
outline THREE educational needs that require the spending of large sums of money. You should
also give THREE reasons for governments’ expansion of the provision for education. Finally,
suggest ONE way in which governments may reduce expenditure without lowering the quality of
education. Explain why your suggestion may reduce expenditure.
Total 17 marks

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SECTION C
OPTIONS

Answer only ONE question from Questions 8 to 10.

Where questions require explanations, suggestions, proposals or reasons, you should develop
your answers fully.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS

8. Demand and supply are influenced by a number of factors.

As chairman of a local consumer organization, prepare a talk on the above topic for your members.
First, identify THREE factors that affect the demand for goods and services, and THREE factors
that affect the supply of goods and services. Then, explain how EACH of the demand factors
affects consumers. Finally, suggest ONE way in which the government may make basic items
affordable to consumers. Explain why this way may make items affordable.
Total 17 marks

COMMUNICATION

9. The Mass Media - The Voice of the Caribbean.

As a local journalist, write a newspaper article in support of linking the Caribbean region through
the mass media. First, outline THREE ways in which these media links may benefit citizens in
Caribbean countries. Then, give THREE reasons why citizens may voice complaints about the
quality of the regional media. Finally, suggest ONE way in which media personnel may help to
improve the quality of the media. Explain why the suggestion you have made will be effective.

Total 17 marks

TOURISM

10. Tourism is an extremely vulnerable industry.

As Minister of Tourism, prepare an address for a meeting of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation
on the above topic. First, list THREE tourism products offered in the Caribbean. Identify THREE
factors that hinder the development of the tourism industry and explain THREE consequences
of these factors. Finally, suggest ONE measure that CARICOM countries may take to deal with
ONE of the factors you identified. Explain why this measure will be successful.
Total 17 marks

END OF TEST

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