Caribbean StudiesPast Paper Questions 2006 2010 1 
Caribbean Studies
Past paper questions
MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE
1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks
2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks
3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks
4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks
5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining the Caribbean. 2 marks
6. Explain why Mexico is sometimes described as Caribbean. 2 marks
7. “Plural Society” is a term used by some authors to describe society and culture in the Caribbean today. Explain what is meant by plural society. 2 marks
8. “Plantation society” is another term used to describe Caribbean society and culture today. Describe briefly TWO features of a plantation society. 4 marks
9. Explain what is meant by the term ‘plantation society’. 2 marks
10. Explain ONE way in which plantation society has contributed to social stratification. 2 marks
11. Give THREE examples of the way in which the term ‘creole’ is used in the Caribbean. 3 marks
12. On the map of the Caribbean below:
a. Place the letter ‘C’ beside ONE territory where Chinese indentured labourers worked after emancipation.
1 mark
b. Place the letter ‘I’ beside ONE territory where large numbers of Indian indentured labourers worked after emancipation. 1 mark
c. Place the letter ‘J’ beside one territory where Javanese indentured labourers worked after emancipation. 3 marks
d. State THREE conditions of labour that were stipulated in the contracts of the indentured labourers. 3 marks
13. Use the same map above.
a. On the map of the Caribbean above:
i. Place the letter ‘T” beside ONE territory in which the Tainos lived when Columbus arrived in 1492. ii. Place the letter ‘K” beside ONE Territory in which the Kalinagos lived
Past paper questions
MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE
1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks
2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks
3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks
4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks
5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining the Caribbean. 2 marks
6. Explain why Mexico is sometimes described as Caribbean. 2 marks
7. “Plural Society” is a term used by some authors to describe society and culture in the Caribbean today. Explain what is meant by plural society. 2 marks
8. “Plantation society” is another term used to describe Caribbean society and culture today. Describe briefly TWO features of a plantation society. 4 marks
9. Explain what is meant by the term ‘plantation society’. 2 marks
10. Explain ONE way in which plantation society has contributed to social stratification. 2 marks
11. Give THREE examples of the way in which the term ‘creole’ is used in the Caribbean. 3 marks
12. On the map of the Caribbean below:
a. Place the letter ‘C’ beside ONE territory where Chinese indentured labourers worked after emancipation.
1 mark
b. Place the letter ‘I’ beside ONE territory where large numbers of Indian indentured labourers worked after emancipation. 1 mark
c. Place the letter ‘J’ beside one territory where Javanese indentured labourers worked after emancipation. 3 marks
d. State THREE conditions of labour that were stipulated in the contracts of the indentured labourers. 3 marks
13. Use the same map above.
a. On the map of the Caribbean above:
i. Place the letter ‘T” beside ONE territory in which the Tainos lived when Columbus arrived in 1492. ii. Place the letter ‘K” beside ONE Territory in which the Kalinagos lived