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1 markAgricultural Systems and Commercial Farming

CSEC Geography · May/June 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 7(a)(i)

Refer to Figure 6 showing expenditure for food exports and imports in a Caribbean territory from 1991 to 2000.

Identify the year between 1991 and 1999 in which the MAXIMUM expenditure for food imports occurred.

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  1. 7(a)(ii)Estimate the maximum expenditure for food imports identified in (a)(i).[1 mark]
  2. 7(a)(iii)Identify the year in which the difference between food import and food export expenditure was LOWEST.[1 mark]
  3. 7(b)(i)Identify ONE Caribbean area where EITHER beef cattle rearing OR dairy farming is important.[1 mark]
  4. 7(b)(ii)Describe THREE problems encountered by farmers in EITHER beef cattle rearing OR dairy farming.[6 marks]
  5. 7(c)(i)Distinguish between 'primary industry' and 'secondary industry'.[2 marks]
  6. 7(c)(ii)Give THREE reasons why some Caribbean countries are keen to protect their forest resources.[6 marks]
  7. 7(c)(iii)Compare fishing in the Caribbean with fishing in British Columbia (Canada) under: a) Fishing methods, b) Conservation methods, and c) Marketing.[6 marks]

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