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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

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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

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E

Curepipe

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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.

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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

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H


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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

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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

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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

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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.


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


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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


Diagram 2

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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?

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(b) Sugar cane had become the most important crop in 1830. Give one reason why.

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(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


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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.

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(b) Give one reason why the dependencies were important for Mauritius.

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3. (a) Who became the Prime Minister of Mauritius in 1968?

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(b) Give two measures which the government took after independence to make

the lives of our people better.

(i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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On 12th March 1968, Mauritius became an independent

country. After independence, the government and the people

have developed Mauritius into a modern country.

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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) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Diagram 4


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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.

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(ii) …........................…........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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(b) Some people are protesting against the building of a new tourist hotel at place X in

Square A1. Suggest one reason why.

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