View
222
Download
2
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
1305 © Mauritius Examinations Syndicate
Index Number ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
MAURITIUS EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
The Certificate of Primary Education Examination
December 2013
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
(Subject Code No. 142)
Time: 1 hour
For Markers’ Use Only
Instructions to Candidates
1. Check that this question paper
contains 4 questions printed on 12 pages numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
2. Write your Index Number on the question paper in the space provided above.
3. You should not use red ink in
answering questions. 4. Write all your answers clearly on
the question paper. 5. Attempt all questions.
Section/ Question
MARKING REVISION CONTROL
Marks Sig Marks Sig Marks Sig
A
1A
1B
2
B
3
4
TOTAL
Sig (HG)
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritius
1305
2
Marks SECTION A
For each item in Questions 1A and 1B, circle the letter which shows the correct answer.
Example: Mauritius is found in the
A Arctic Ocean.
B Atlantic Ocean.
C Indian Ocean.
D Pacific Ocean.
Question 1A (16 marks) (Mauritius)
Study Map 1 and then answer items 1 to 5.
Map 1
F
E
Curepipe
1305 Please turn over this page
3
Marks 1. Bar le Duc is a
A dormant volcano.
B river.
C sugar mill.
D village.
2. Feature E is
A Baie du Cap River.
B Black River.
C Grand River North West.
D Grand River South East.
3. Sugar mill F is
A F.U.E.L.
B Médine.
C Belle Vue.
D Savannah.
4. What is the direction of Triolet from Centre de Flacq?
A North West B North East
C South East
D South West
5. The distance in a straight line from Tamarin to Moka is about
A 8 km.
B 12 km.
C 16 km.
D 20 km.
1305
4
Marks
Study Map 2 which shows the Indian Ocean. Then answer items 6 to 8.
6. Line of latitude G which crosses India is the .
A Tropic of Capricorn.
B Tropic of Cancer.
C Equator.
D Antarctic Circle.
7. Seaport H located at latitude 34º S is
A Cape Town.
B Mombasa.
C Mumbai.
D Singapore. 8. The country shaded from which many slaves were brought to Ile de France is
A Australia.
B Madagascar.
C Mozambique.
D Indonesia.
Map 2
G
H
1305 Please turn over this page
5
Marks Question 1B (16 marks)
1. In Ile de France, the French built forts in and around Port Louis to
A protect it from winds.
B look after sick people.
C imprison slaves.
D defend it from enemies.
2. The first president of the Republic of Mauritius was
A Sir Robert Farquhar.
B Sir Abdul Raman Osman.
C Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo.
D Sir John Shaw Rennie.
3. Which one of these crops was grown as food for slaves in Ile de France?
A Coffee
B Manioc
C Nutmeg
D Sugar cane
4. Which one of the following is a World Heritage Site?
A Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis
B SSR Botanical Gardens at Pamplemousses
C Pointe Canon at Mahebourg
D Ferney in the district of Grand Port
1305
6
Marks 5. The growing of vegetables and flowers for sale is called
A market gardening.
B mixed farming.
C pastoral farming.
D plantation agriculture.
6. In Rodrigues, the Central Ridge is an area of
A alluvial land at the mouth of rivers.
B flat and low lands.
C high lands with many hills.
D limestone cliffs along the coast.
7. Which of the following activities are located mainly in the port area in Port Louis?
A ICT offices
B Tuna factories
C Sugar mills
D Textile factories
8. Picture 1 is a satellite picture of a tropical cyclone.
At X the weather is
A calm and clear.
B cloudy, windy and rainy.
C very cloudy, very windy and very rainy. D cold, sunny and dry.
Picture 1
X
1305 Please turn over this page
7
Marks Question 2 (28 marks)
1. (a) Diagram 1 shows some features in the natural environment.
Use the words from the list below to name the features shown by arrows. Write
your answers in the boxes.
One example has been done for you.
waterfall mountain hill
river gorge plain
Diagram 1
mountain
1305
8
Marks
2. Fill in the blanks in sentences (b) to (e) using suitable words from the list given below.
Sentence (a) has been done for you.
floods isohyets temperature winter
isotherms summer drought
(a) A thermometer is used to measure ………………………………..…………………………………….………. . (b) Cyclones usually occur during the ………………………………..…………………………………….………. season.
(c) Lines on a map joining places having the same amount of rainfall are called
………………………………..…………………………………….………. .
(d) Torrential rains may cause ………………………………..…………………………………….………. .
(e) Relief rainfall occurs mostly in the ………………………………..…………………………………….………. season.
3. In the past, the Dutch built a settlement at the place of Vieux Grand Port.
The natural features offered many advantages to the Dutch.
Complete column 1 in Table 1 with the suitable natural features.
Use the list of natural features given below.
One example has been done for you.
bay cliffs rivers
forests flat land
Column 1 : Natural Feature Column 2 : Advantage
forests building materials
harbour for ships
growing of crops
fresh drinking water
Table 1
temperature
1305 Please turn over this page
9
Marks
1710
1720
1740
1760
1770
1810
developed the port and
town of Port Louis
developed agriculture and
the Botanical Gardens
built a new village named Mahebourg
started a settlement at
Grand-Port Denis de Nyon
Years
4. Diagram 2 is a time line of the French period. Write the names of the French rulers who
developed Ile de France in the suitable boxes.
Choose from the list of names given below.
Vicomte de Souillac Pierre Poivre Mahé de Labourdonnais
Denis de Nyon General Decaen
One example has been done for you.
Diagram 2
1305
10
Marks SECTION B
Question 3 (20 marks)
1. Study carefully Diagram 3 which shows different crops grown in Mauritius in 1830,
during the British period. Then answer questions (a), (b) and (c).
(a) How many hectares of land were planted with sugar cane in 1830?
………….……........................................……………………………………
(b) Sugar cane had become the most important crop in 1830. Give one reason why.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(c) Name two jobs which the ex-slaves did to earn their living after the abolition of slavery in 1835.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Diagram 3 : Crops grown in Mauritius in 1830
10 000
20 000
30 000
50 000
40 000
Area under cultivation
(hectares)
Crops grown
Sugar Cane
Food
Crops Cotton Coffee Indigo
1305 Please turn over this page
11
Marks 2. Agalega and the Chagos Archipelago were dependencies of Mauritius during the British
period (1810 – 1968).
(a) Name one activity of the people in these two dependencies.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Give one reason why the dependencies were important for Mauritius.
...….……........................…................................................................................................................................................................................................................
...….……........................…................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. (a) Who became the Prime Minister of Mauritius in 1968?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(b) Give two measures which the government took after independence to make
the lives of our people better.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
On 12th March 1968, Mauritius became an independent
country. After independence, the government and the people
have developed Mauritius into a modern country.
1305
12
Marks Question 4 (20 marks) 1. Diagram 4 shows what is happening outside a volcano in eruption. Study the diagram
carefully. Then answer questions (a), (b) and (c).
(a) Label parts A, B and C in the appropriate boxes in Diagram 4. (b) Solidified ash is called ………………………………………………….……… .
(c) Give two reasons why this volcanic eruption can be very dangerous.
(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Diagram 4
1305 Please turn over this page
13
Marks 2. Study carefully Map 3 which shows a coastal area in Mauritius.
Then answer the questions which follow.
(a) Give two reasons why tourist hotels have been built in this coastal area.
(i) ...….……........................…..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
.……........................….....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(ii) …........................…........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
.……........................….....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(b) Some people are protesting against the building of a new tourist hotel at place X in
Square A1. Suggest one reason why.
...….……........................….......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
...….……........................…......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Map 3
A B
1
2
X
N
1305
14
Marks
BLANK PAGE
1305 Please turn over this page
15
Marks
BLANK PAGE
1305
16
Marks
BLANK PAGE
Recommended