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GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT 2012

SOCIAL STUDIES PAPER II

Reading Time:

10 minutes

Writing Time:

45 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. WRITE YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER CLEARLY ON EACH PAGE.

2. This paper contains SIX questions. You are required to answer QUESTION ONE and THREE others. EACH question is worth 5 marks.

Be sure to answer FULLY the FOUR questions.

3. Write your answer in the space provided in the booklet.

4. Drawings and handwriting MUST be clear at ALL TIMES.

5. Each step of your work MUST be CLEARLY shown in the booklet.

6. If you have to erase, do so cleanly.

7. Look over your work when you have finished.

8. DO NOT take away ANY part of this question paper.

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

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Question one is compulsory.

Study the scene below, then answer question 1.

THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK

1. (a) Name the substance seen in the picture that is frequently abused by young people.

(1 mark)

(b) Give one reason for the abuse of drugs among young people.

(1 mark)

c) List two effects of alcohol abuse.

(2 marks)

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1. (d) Suggest one action the Government may take to reduce drug abuse.

(1 mark)

PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE

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Study the map below carefully, then answer question 2.

OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD

2. (a) Write the name of the ocean that is located at A.

(1mark)

(b) Write the letter B on the map to locate the continent of Africa. (1 mark)

(c) Write the letter C on the map to identify the continent that would be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.

(1 mark)

(d) Trace the route that ships used to transport Africans to the Caribbean.

(2 marks)

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A RAINY DAY

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Study the scene below, then answer question 3 (a) and (b).

3. (a) Write two sentences to describe the conditions in the scene.

(1)

(2 marks)

(b) (i) Give one reason why some children like the conditions in the scene above

( 1 mark)

Describe the attitude of the children bouncing the ball.

(1 mark)

(c) What name is used to describe the heavy unusual continuous rainfall Guyana sometimes experiencies?

(1 mark)

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Agriculture Forestry Fishery

Petroleum Tourism

uxite

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Study the pie-chart below, then answer question 4.

REVENUE EARNING INDUSTRIES IN CARICOM

4. (a) Which one of the industries listed on the chart is the biggest earner of Revenue?

(lrnark)

(b) State the names of two CARICOM countries which earn foreign exchange from bauxite.

(2 marks)

(c) State two measures that a CARICOM member can take in order to reduce the cost of importing food items.

(2 marks)

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Study the scene below carefully, then answer question 5.

5. What is the young lady at A doing?

(1 mark)

(b) What is the person near to the house doing?

(1 mark)

c) Write two sentences to describe the materials that are used to make the house.

(2 marks)

(d) State one way in which the energy of the sun is used in the scene above.

(1 mark)

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Use the Map of Guyana below to answer question 6.

MAP OF GUYANA

6. (a) Shade the Interior Savannah on the Map above. (1 mark)

(b) Name two major economic activities of the people in the Interior Savannahs.

(i)

(2 marks)

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6. (c) (i) Which country is closest to the Interior Savannah?

Name the bridge which connects Guyana to the country named at (c) (i).

(2marks)

END OF TEST

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