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History & Geography Standard V MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES, TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT 2016 HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY STANDARD V TIME : 1 hour NAME:………………………………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTION 1 Study carefully Map 1. Then ring the letter A, B, C or D for the correct answer. F Centre de Flacq E Bambous Quatre Bornes G Curepipe Rose Belle Map 1: Mauritius 1. Mountain E is A Lion Mountain. B Pieter Both. C Le Morne Brabant. D Piton du Milieu. 2. Plain F is A Grand Port Plain. B Flacq Plain. C Northern Plains. D Plaine St Pierre. 3. The distance in a straight line from Curepipe to Quatre Bornes is A 6 km. B 9 km. C 12 km. D 15 km. 2 4. Which one of these places is found where the height of the land is between 200 m and 400 m? A Bambous. B Centre de Flacq. C Curepipe. D Rose Belle. 5. River G is A Grand River North West. B Grand River South East. C Rivière du Poste. D Rivière des Créoles. 6. Mountain E is located to the _________________ of Quatre Bornes. A North East. B North West. C South East. D South West. QUESTION 2A The Europeans came in the Indian Ocean in the 15th and 16th centuries. Match Part A to Part B. One example has been done for you. Part A Part B 1. The first European sailors came from • Indonesia 2. The Mascarene islands were discovered by • Brazil 3. The Dutch came from • Portugal 4. The new name for East Indies is • Diogo Rodriguez 5. Mahé de Labourdonnais introduced manioc from • Holland • Pedro Mascarenhas QUESTION 2B Match Part A to Part B. One example has been done for you. Part A Part B 1. The Blue Planet • Karthala 2. The active volcano in Grande Comore • Earth 3. A chimney-like column inside a volcanic cone • gorge 4. A deep river valley with steep slopes • pipe 5. Grand Bassin and Bassin Blanc • La Fournaise • crater lakes 3 Please turn over QUESTION 3 Study carefully Map 2. Port Mathurin Mt Grenade 206 m 341 m Mt Quatre Vents Mt Cabris Mt Topaze 191 m 123 m X Map 2 : Rodrigues 1. Fill in the blanks in sentences (a) to (d) with the correct word or words. Choose from the list of words given under each sentence. (a) The highest mount shown in Map 2 is_______________________________. A Mt Grenade B Mt Quatre Vents C Mt Cabris D Mt Topaze (b) Natural heritage site X is_______________________________. A Caverne Patate B Cascade Pistache C Trou D’Argent D Roche Bon Dieu (c) In Rodrigues, most rivers take their sources on _______________________________ . A coastal plains B the Central Plateau C the Central Ridge D Plaine Corail (d) Mud which is carried by rivers and deposited along river banks is called _______________________________. A alluvium B tuff C limestone D lava 2. On Map 2, shade like this the area where the height of the land is above 200 m. 4 QUESTION 4 Write TRUE or FALSE in the box at the end of each sentence. 1. Nature reserves have been set up to protect our endemic fauna and flora. 2. Sir Robert Farquhar was the first British Governor of Mauritius. 3. The first Dutch sailor who landed in Rodrigues was Van Warwick. 4. Robert Surcouf was known as the ‘King of Corsairs’. 5. The Central Plateau is an area of flat and low land. QUESTION 5 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. 1. The Mascarene island which did not become a British colony was _________________________________ . (Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues) 2. Pierre Poivre started the cultivation of _________________________________ in the Botanical Garden of Pamplemousses. (sugar cane, coffee, spices) 3. Long ago, _________________________________ was grown to be used to dye cotton yarn. (indigo, nutmeg, clove) 4. The Dutch introduced deer in Mauritius from _________________________________ . (China, Madagascar, Java) 5. A century is a period of _________________________________ years. (10, 100, 1000) Please turn over 5 QUESTION 6A Vieux Grand Port was the first settlement in the island of Mauritius. The natural features in this place offered many advantages to the settlers. Write down one advantage of each feature given in Table 1. Feature Advantage 1 Rivers ......................................................................................................... 2 Forests ......................................................................................................... 3 The sea ......................................................................................................... 4 Flat land ......................................................................................................... 5 Animals ......................................................................................................... Table 1 QUESTION 6B Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with correct word or words from the list given. The first one has been done for you. Cap Malheureux Réunion Grand Port corsairs Rodrigues wars pirates 1. At the end of the 18th century, there were many _________________________wars between the French and the British in the Indian Ocean. 2. The French _________________________ were capturing the British ships carrying valuable goods. 3. The British decided to conquer Ile de France. They first captured the island of ____________________________ . 4. Next, the British attacked and captured _________________________ island. 5. In August 1810, the British and the French fought a naval battle in the Bay of _________________________ . The British lost the battle. 6. In November 1810, the British troops landed at _________________________ to attack the French. 6 QUESTION 7 Soil erosion is a major problem in Mauritius and Rodrigues Study Picture 1 carefully. It shows soil erosion. Then answer the following questions. Picture 1 1. What is soil erosion? ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Name one natural cause of soil erosion. ________________________________________________________________ 3. How does soil erosion affect the production of crops? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Terraces have been cut on sloping lands in Rodrigues. How do terraces reduce soil erosion? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Please turn over 7 QUESTION 8 Study Map 3 carefully. Then answer the questions which follow. P S 23½o N India Q Equator 0o 23½o S R 0o 40o E 80o E 120o E Map 3 1. Name continent P. _______________________________________ 2. (a) India is crossed by the line of latitude ______________________ . (b) India is found in the __________________________________ hemisphere. 3. What is the name of Ocean Q? ________________________________________ 4. (a) Long ago, European sailors stopped at place R on their way to the East Indies. The name of place R is_______________________________________. (b) Name country S from which tea was brought to Ile de France. _______________________________________ 5. Slaves were brought to Ile de France from the country shaded . What is the name of this country? _________________________________________ 8 .
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