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Check that this question paper Marks Sig Marks Sig Marks Sig contains 4 questions printed on 12 pages numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1A 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. A 1B 2. Write your Index Number on the question paper in the space provided above. 2 3. You should not use red ink in 3 answering questions. B 4. Write all your answers clearly on 4 the question paper. TOTAL 5. Attempt all questions. Sig (HG) © Mauritius Examinations Syndicate 1505 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 dormant volcano isohyet reservoir place of interest city F town / village Port Louis Curepipe E Rose Belle Souillac 2 1505 Marks 1. Dormant volcano E is A Bar le Duc. B Kanaka Crater. C Mont Piton. D Trou aux Cerfs. 2. The annual rainfall at Rose Belle is A 1200 mm. B 1800 mm. C 3000 mm. D 3600 mm. 3. Place of interest F, which is well-known for its variety of rare plants, is A Le Morne World Heritage Site. B Grand Bassin. C Pamplemousses SSR Botanical Garden. D Vallée de Ferney. 4. Rivière du Rempart flows towards the A North East. B North West. C South East. D South West. 5. The distance in a straight line from Souillac to Rose Belle is about A 8 km. B 12 km. C 16 km. D 20 km. 3 1505 Please turn over this page Marks Study Map 2 which shows the Indian Ocean area. Then answer items 6 to 8. Map 2 Mogadishu 0 10S Harare Antananarivo Rodrigues Mauritius 20S G Maputo 30S 30E 50E 70E 90E 110E 6. Group of islands G is the A Chagos Archipelago. B Comoros. C Mascarene. D Seychelles. 7. Which one of the following capital cities is located at latitude 19° South and longitude 48° East? A Harare B Maputo C Mogadishu D Antananarivo 8. The country shaded is A South Africa. B Australia. C Kenya. D Tanzania. 4 1505 Marks Question 1B (16 marks) 1. In 1735, to develop agriculture in Ile de France, Governor Mahé de Labourdonnais introduced coffee plants from A Madagascar. B China. C Arabia. D Brazil. 2. Which one of the following was the main activity of the Dutch in Mauritius during the 17th century? A Cutting down ebony trees for export B Attacking ships to rob their goods C Planting coconut trees to make oil D Cultivating spices for trade 3. In August 1810, the British Officer who was wounded in the Battle of Grand Port was A Captain Duperré. B Sir Robert Farquhar. C Robert Surcouf. D Captain Willoughby. 4. During the British period in the 19th century, people from Mauritius went to Agalega to A cultivate sugar cane and maize. B fish and collect coconuts. C hunt deer and dodos. D rear cattle and goats. 5 1505 Please turn over this page Marks 5. In Rodrigues, the hilly areas are found A on the Central Ridge. B along river valleys. C on the sloping lands. D in Plaine Corail. 6. Table 1 shows the height of land and the average temperature in January at two places, P and Q. Compared to place Q, place P is Table 1 Height January A lower and cooler. Place of Land Temperature B higher and cooler. P 50 m 27°C C higher and hotter. Q 500 m 24°C D lower and hotter. 7. Which one of these problems is caused when pesticides used by farmers are dissolved by rainwater and seep into the soil? A Air pollution B Coastal erosion C Ground water contamination D Noise pollution 8. Diagram 1 shows tourist arrivals in Mauritius in December 2014 from four countries. In December 2014, there were Diagram 1 30,000 tourists who came from A India. B France. C South Africa. D China. No. of tourists 6 1505 Marks Question 2 (28 marks) 1. Diagram 2 shows the formation of convectional rain, which usually occurs in summer. Diagram 2 sun C B D A Study Diagram 2 carefully. Then answer questions (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose from the following: Thick clouds are formed and there is thunder and lightning. The air near the ground gets heated. Water vapour condenses. Heavy rains occur in the afternoon. One example has been done for you. (a) What happens at A? The…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………… air near the ground gets heated. (b) What happens at B? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………… (c) What happens at C? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………… (d) What happens at D? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………… 7 1505 Please turn over this page Marks 2. Fill in the blanks in sentences (a) to (d) with the suitable words. Choose from the list of words given below. trains Grand Port Cap Malheureux boats warehouses forts winds (a) During the French period, Governor Maupin transferred the port from …………………………………………..…………… to Port Louis. (b) The Moka Mountain Range protected the port from strong …………………………………………..…………… . (c) Mahé de Labourdonnais built …………………………………………..…………… to store goods in Port Louis. (d) In Ile de France, goods were sent to Port Louis by ox carts and by …………….…..………………………….. 3. Study Diagram 3 which shows one type of farming practised by a small farmer in Rodrigues. Then answer questions (a), (b) and (c). Diagram 3 (a) Name the type of farming shown in Diagram 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………….……………………………………………………………… (b) Give one reason why this type of farming is important to the people in Rodrigues. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………….……………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………….……………………………………………………………… (c) Name one animal which is reared by small farmers in Rodrigues. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………….……………………………………………………………… 8 1505 Marks 4. Map 3 shows the routes taken by ships carrying indentured labourers from India to Mauritius in the 19th century (British period). Study Map 3 carefully and answer the questions which follow. Map 3 Calcutta Z Madras 0° (a) Name the port in India shown by letter Z on Map 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……………………………………………………………… (b) What is the name given to the line of latitude 0° which was crossed by the ships? ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……………………………………………………………… (c) Name the place where the indentured labourers landed in Port Louis. ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……………………………………………………………… (d) Give one reason why their journey by ship was difficult. ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………….……………………………………………………………… 9 1505 Please turn over this page Marks SECTION B Question 3 (20 marks) During the French period, many slaves were brought to work in Ile de France. They did different kinds of work to develop agriculture and Port Louis. 1. (a) (i) Give one example of work which the slaves did in agriculture. ……………………..………………….………………………..……………………………………………………………………...…….......................…………………........... (ii) Give one example of the kind of work the slaves did to develop Port Louis. ……………………..………………….………………………..……………………………………………………………………...…….......................…………………........... (b) Give one reason why the British abolished slavery in Mauritius in the 19th century. …………..……………………..………………….………………………..…………………………………………………………...….......................…………………............ …………..…………….……..………………….………………………..……………………………………………………………...….......................…………………........... 2. Study Table 2 carefully and answer the question which follows. Table 2: Number of sugar mills and sugar production in 1853 and 1903 (British period) Year Number of Sugar production sugar mills (in tons) 1853 225 70,000 1903