Social studies questions .pdf

Questions if needed for revision

1. Government
1.Whatisgovernment?
2.Whyisgovernmentnecessary?
3.Give5functionsofgovernment.
4.Explainthe5mainrolesofthegovernment.
5.Explainthefirstpastthepostsystem?
6.ExplaintheProportionalRepresentationsystem?
7.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheprsystem?
8.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthefirstpastthepostsystem?
9.Listthebranchesofgovernmentandtheirfunctions.
10.Roleoftheoppositionanditsfunctions.
Family
1.Whatisfamilyplanning?
2.Whatisafamily?
3.Whatarethefunctionsoffamily?
4.Whatistheroleofparentsinthefamily?
5.Whatistheroleofthechildreninthefamily?
6.Whatisthemainreasonforconflictsinfamily?
a)Whatarethecausesfromthis?
7.Whataresomeconflictsbetweenspouses?
8.Whataresomeconflictsbetweensiblings?
9.Howcanaparentprepareforparenthood?
10.Whataresomereasonsforfailedmarraiges?
11.Definethefollowing:Marriage
Divorce
LegalSeparation
Separation
Annulmentofmarriage
12.Kinshipterms.
13.Definethetypesoffamilies.

2. humanResources
1.Whatisaresource?
2.Whatarethemainresourcesinthecaribbean?
3.Definehumanresources.
4.Whydoweneedtodevelopourhumanresources?
5.Howdowedevelopourhumanresources?
6.Define‘population’.
7.Whatdataiscollectedinacensus?
8.Whydogovernmentscollectdataforcensuses?
9.Whatiscrudebirthrate?
10.Whatiscrudedeathrate?
11.Whatisnaturalincrease?
12.Whatisinfantmortalityrate?
13.Whatisinfantmortalityrate?
14.Whatislifeexpectancy?
15.Whatismigration?
16.Whatisinternalmigration
17.Whatisinternationalmigration?
18.Whatisnetmigration?
19.Whataresomepushfactors?
20.Whataresomepullfactors?
21.Whatisemigration?
22.Whataresomeadvantagesanddisadvantages?
23.Whatisimmigration?
24.Whataresomeadvantagesanddisadvantages?
25.Whatisurbanization?
26.Whataresomeattractionstourbanareas?
27.Whataresomeconditionsintheruralareas?
28.Whataresomeproblemsofurbanizations?
29.Whataresomewaysofreducingproblemsassociatedwithurbanization?
30.Whatisbraindrain?
31.Whatispopulationdensity?
32.Whatistheformula?

3. 33.Whataresomefactorsofpopulationdensity?
34.Whataresomefactorsthatcontributetoapersonbeingunemployable?
35.Whatisemployment?
36.Whatisunemployment?
37.Whyisapersonunderemployed?
38.Whataresomeconsequencesofunemployment?
39.Whatisseasonalunemployment?
40.Whatisstructuralunemployment?
41.Whatisautomation/mechanizationtechnicalunemployment?
42.Whataresomecausesofunemploymentinthecaribbean?
43.whataresomewaysofreducingunemployment?
Naturalresources
1.Whatarephysicalresources?
2.Whatarerenewableresources?
3.Whatarenon-renewableresources?
4.Whataretheusesofland?
5.Howdocaribbeancountriesuseland?
6.Whataresomemisusesofland
7.Howcanweconservetheland?
8.Whatistheroleoftheforests
9.Whataresomecauseofdeforestation?
10.Howcanweconservetheforests?
11.Whataresomeusesofwater?
12.Howcanweconservewater?
13.Howcanwereducewaterwastage?
14.Howcanwetreatwater?
Pollution
1.Whatiswaterpollution?
2.Whatarethesourcesofwaterpollution?
3.Whataretheconsequencesofwaterpollution?
4.Whatarethesolutionstowaterpollution?

4. 5.Whatisairpollution?
6.Whataretheeffectsofairpollution?
7.Whataresomesolutionstoairpollution?
8.Whatisthegreenhouseeffect?
9.Whatarethecausesofthegreenhouseeffect?
10.Whataresomeconsequencesofthegreenhouseeffect?
11.Howcanwereducethegreenhouseeffect?
12.Whatislandpollution?
13.Howisitcaused?
14.Whataretheconsequences?
15.Whataresomesolutions?
16.Whatisnoisepollution?
17.Whataretheconsequences?
18.Whataresomesolutions?
19.Whatisenergy?
20.Whatarethetypesofenergyandsomeexamples?
21.Whatiselectricity?
22.Whataretheformsofpetroleum?
23.Howiscrudeoilformed?
24.Whataresomeby-productsofcrudeoilandtheiruses?
25.Whataretheusesofnaturaloil?
26.Whataretheusesofnuclearenergy?
27.Whatissolarenergy?
28.Whataretheusesofsolarenergy?
29.Howissolarenergygenerated?
30.Howiswindenergyformed?
31.Whataresomeadvantagesofwindenergy?
32.Whataresomedisadvantagesofwindenergy?
33.Whatishydroelectricpower?
34.Whatisrecycling?
35.Whataresomematerialsthatcanberecycled?
36.Whataresomebenefitsofrecycling?
37.Howcanthegovernmentcontrolpollution?