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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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1. Tourist resort at village E is A Blue Bay.

B Grand Baie.

C Flic en Flac.

D Trou d’Eau Douce. 2. Rivière du Rempart flows towards the

A South West.

B North West.

C South East.

D North East.

3. The distance in a straight line from the village of Nouvelle Découverte to village E is about

A 23 km.

B 27 km.

C 31 km.

D 35 km. 4. A mountain peak near the village of Vieux Grand Port is

A Montagne du Rempart.

B Le Morne Brabant.

C Le Pouce.

D Lion Montain.

5. Small Island F is

A Ile aux Bénitiers.

B Ile d’Ambre.

C Ile aux Cerfs.

D Ile aux Aigrettes.

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Study map 2 of the Indian Ocean region and then answer items 6 to 8.

6. Dotted line G is the

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A Tropic of Cancer. B Tropic of Capricorn. C Antarctic Circle. D Arctic Circle.

7. Port city H is

A Durban. B Karachi. C Kolkata. D Mumbai. 8. Country shade

A Thailand. B India. C Sri Lanka. D Indonesia

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Question 1B (16 marks) 1. Land used for building houses is known as

A commercial land use.

B industrial land use.

C residential land use.

D agricultural land use.

2. During the French period, the main export of Rodrigues to Ile de France was

A onions.

B maize.

C octopuses.

D tortoises.

3. Some of our ancestors, who came as indentured labourers from India, had

A pleasant voyages.

B to stay in Rodrigues for some time.

C long and difficult voyages.

D to cross the Mozambique Channel.

4. Which one of these activities has been banned because it causes damage to our lagoon?

A Wind surfing

B Extracting sand

C Water skiing

D Collecting octopuses

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5. During the French period, a person who had no rights at all was known as

A a slave.

B an indentured labourer.

C a soldier.

D a sailor working on contract.

6. During a hot summer day, air is heated and rises. It cools down and condenses into

clouds. The rain which falls in the afternoon is known as

A cyclonic rain.

B relief rain.

C rain due to sea breezes.

D convectional rain.

7. In 1964, there were 23 sugar mills. Today, we have 8 big sugar mills. This change is known as

A centralisation.

B industrialisation.

C mechanisation.

D computerisation.

8. During the British period, one person who built schools for the poor was

A Pierre Poivre.

B Reverend Jean Lebrun.

C Robert Surcouf.

D Captain Willoughby.

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1. Our environment is made up of physical and human landscapes.

(a) Fill in the empty boxes in Table 1 with examples of these two landscapes. Two examples have been done for you.

Table 1

Mauritius Rodrigues

1. Mt Blanche

Physical landscape 2.

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Human landscape 2. Rose Hill

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(b) Some of our natural heritage sites have been restored. Name one natural heritage site which has been restored in Mauritius or Rodrigues. ......………………………………………………....................................................................................................…..….................................................................................................

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2. Diagram 1 above shows some physic Use the words from the list below to nam

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3. (a) Give the name of the extinct bird in Rodrigues Diagram 2 shown in diagram 2. .................………………………….…………………………………….

(b) Give the name of one officer in charge of Rodrigues during the

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4. During the French period, many slaves were brought to Ile de Fran The slaves had to do several tasks.

For example, they had to cut trees in the forest.

Give two other tasks which the slaves had to do.

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SECTION B Question 3 (20 marks) 1. Study Plan 1 which shows some buildings built by Mahé de Labourdonnais. Then answer the questions which follow.

: Government House

Bassin des Chaloupes

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PORT LOUIS 1745: Some buildings built by Labourdonnais

: hospital

: carpenters’ quarters

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(a) Plan 1 shows place names during the French period.

Give one place name shown in Plan 1 which is still used today.

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(c) One of the first buildings Labourdonnais built was hospital D. Give one reason why. ............................………………………………...........…….......................................................................................................................................................................... ............................………………………………...........…….......................................................................................................................................................................... (d) Give one reason why the carpenters’ quarters C were near the port.

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(e) Name the place from which most of the carpenters came.

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(f) Wind mill E has been restored. Give one reason why it has been restored.

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(g) Which building in Plan 1 shows that trade was important in Ile de France?

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(h) Ile de France had trade links with France. Name one other country with which Ile de France had trade links.

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Question 4 (20 marks)

Many people work in factories manufacturing goods for export.

Most of these factories are located in industrial estates.

1. (a) What is an industrial estate?

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(b) Name two industrial estates in Mauritius.

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(c) Give two advantages which industrialists have when they locate their factories in

industrial estates.

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2. Study Table 2 below which shows the number of people working in our manufacturing

industries from 2003 to 2006.

Table 2

Year Number of persons employed

2003 82 516

2004 74 726

2005 65 159

2006 64 312

(a) From 2003 to 2006, the number of people working in our manufacturing industries

has decreased. Give two reasons for this.

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(b) In Rodrigues, some people work in small scale industries. Name two types of small

scale industries where people work in Rodrigues.

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