Locations and Definitions of Caribbean region
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Which of the listed countries is located outside the Caribbean
Barbados
What is missing from the definition:
Society is a group of people living in a specific geographic place. The people interact based on a shared common purpose and develop a sense of belongingness/citizenship.
over a long period of time
What are the 4 natural forces in the process of soil erosion
Water, wind, ice and gravity
A researcher wishes to conduct an investigation on the effects of physical abuse on children at a primarv school.
What does the researcher need before interacting with the children?
Informed consent form a parent or guardian
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba
What are the factors of production
Land, labor, capital, entrepreneur skills
What is the main cause of soil deterioration
Monocropping
Language is an example of what type of culture
Non-material culture
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The tectonic plates X and Y, respectively are the:
Answer :
A, Cocos Plate and Nazca Plate
People are often confused between what the difference between a vagrant and a homeless person
What is a Vagrant
- a vagrant is someone who has skills /is educated but chooses not to use them, hence they are a burden to society
What is the 3 step process for wind, glacial and gravity
Historically, the Former name for Guyana is the British Guiana
What is the former name of Suriname
Dutch Guiana
What is considered the ideal definition of the Caribbean
- The ideal definition is a combination of all
What is transculturation
- movement of culture from 1 end of the world to another because of the migration of people
- also the transformation of a culture of the people
Give 3 ways of how the impact of soil erosion can be minimized
Contour Farming, Terracing , Windbreaks and shelterbelts, conservation tillage, agroforestry
What are the 4 parts of a problem statement
Constant, Variable, Geographic Space, Time Period
What are the coordinates of the Caribbean (Line of longitude and latitude?
Longitude: 60 degrees West to 90 degrees West
Latitude: 5 degrees North to 25 degrees North
Social stratification refers to a system where people are ranked in a society based on a criteria
Give a criteria and an example of how it is applied in the past and present
Tainos
Criteria: kinship
Past: related to a chief u had rank
Present: In Cuba, if u are related to curtain government officials , u get certain privileges/luxarys and enjoy higher status
Kalinagos
Criteria: Physical strength/prowess/bravery
Past: worriers had the most status
Present: Sports like boxing , cricket, football or anything that requires u to be an ambassader for a country
Plantation Society:
Criteria: Race/Colour
Past: Europeans were ranked highest, Africans were ranked the lowest
Present: not nessisarly rank, but the Caribbean is still aware of races and in some situations, some races are treated better than others
From Hurricane Maria, what was the exact GDP lost percentage that Dominica experienced overnight
226%
What is the Country
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hint: its a twin island like Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda