Caribbean Studies
CARIBBEAN STUDIES
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005
MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark)
- The Lesser Antilles
2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw the impact of colonialism, slavery and indentureship
4. Identify TWO of the boundaries of the ‘geological’ Caribbean. (2 marks) * North- the line of the Greater Antilles * East - the line of Lesser Antilles * South - a line through Trinidad, Northern Venezuela and Colombia * West - the Western pacific Coast of Central America
5. Outline TWO different interpretations of the term culture. (4 marks) * Culture defines and characterizes aspects of lifestyles that may be peculiar to a particular society * Culture refers to the beliefs of a group of people
6. List TWO ways in which the term ‘society’ can be defined. (2 marks) * People having a shared common purpose * People occupying a defined territorial space * Citizens within a defined space
7. Describe TWO problems that may arise in Caribbean society because of hybridization. (6 marks)
* Hybridization can lead to the creation of new cultures, when two or more cultures come into contact with each other. * Hybridization may lead to two or more cultures trying to claim cultural, economic or political space * Some races may assume a sense of superiority over races, based on the old plantation system and social stratification.
8. Describe TWO responses of Caribbean people to oppression. (4 marks) * Creation of Trade Unions * Migration - intra Caribbean and extra regional * Crime and Violence * Riots * Active Resistance -
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005
MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark)
- The Lesser Antilles
2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw the impact of colonialism, slavery and indentureship
4. Identify TWO of the boundaries of the ‘geological’ Caribbean. (2 marks) * North- the line of the Greater Antilles * East - the line of Lesser Antilles * South - a line through Trinidad, Northern Venezuela and Colombia * West - the Western pacific Coast of Central America
5. Outline TWO different interpretations of the term culture. (4 marks) * Culture defines and characterizes aspects of lifestyles that may be peculiar to a particular society * Culture refers to the beliefs of a group of people
6. List TWO ways in which the term ‘society’ can be defined. (2 marks) * People having a shared common purpose * People occupying a defined territorial space * Citizens within a defined space
7. Describe TWO problems that may arise in Caribbean society because of hybridization. (6 marks)
* Hybridization can lead to the creation of new cultures, when two or more cultures come into contact with each other. * Hybridization may lead to two or more cultures trying to claim cultural, economic or political space * Some races may assume a sense of superiority over races, based on the old plantation system and social stratification.
8. Describe TWO responses of Caribbean people to oppression. (4 marks) * Creation of Trade Unions * Migration - intra Caribbean and extra regional * Crime and Violence * Riots * Active Resistance -