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MAURITIUS EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

Primary School Achievement Certificate Assessment
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

Grade 5 Modular
Rodrigues
2021-2022
Time: 1 hour Total Marks: 50
(Subject code No. P142R/1)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Check that this assessment booklet contains 7 questions printed on 9 pages

numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

2. Write your Index Number on the assessment booklet in the space provided above.

3. You should not use red, green or black ink in answering questions.

4. Write all your answers clearly in the assessment booklet.

5. Attempt all questions.

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QUESTION 1 (6 marks)

For each item, circle the letter which shows the correct answer.

(a) Which of the following make up 70% of the area of the Earth’s surface?

A Forests

B Mountains

C Oceans

D Rivers [1]

(b) Which island forms part of the Mascarene Islands?

A Madagascar

B Réunion

C Seychelles

D Tromelin [1]

(c) A large area of flat and high land is called a ………………………………………….………… .

A hill

B mountain

C plain

D plateau [1]

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(d) Van Warwick was a ………………………………………….………… sailor.

A British

B Dutch

C French

D Portuguese [1]

(e) From which country did the French introduce coffee to Ile de France?

A Arabia

B Brazil

C China

D Mozambique [1]

(f) At the mouth of which river did Governor Vicomte de Souillac build a small port?

A Rivière des Anguilles

B Rivière des Créoles

C Rivière du Poste

D Rivière Savanne [1]

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QUESTION 2 (8 marks)

Study Map 1 carefully. Then answer the questions which follow.

Map 1

A
B Q
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1. What is the name of continent A?

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2. What is the name of mountain range B?

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3. What is the line of latitude 23½º N shown on Map 1 known as?

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4. What is the name of River R?

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5. Write the letter ‘C’ on the map to show the Indian Ocean. [1]

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6. River Q is the Yangtse Kiang. It is found in ............................................................................................................. .
(Asia, South America) [1]
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7. ‘P’ on Map 1 shows the location of a big conservation forest.
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What is the environmental importance of this site?
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QUESTION 3 (5 marks)

Read the following statements carefully and state whether they are True or False.
The first one has been done for you.

1. The island nearest to Mauritius is Madagascar. ………………………….……….

False

2. Sustainability is about taking actions to maintain and

take care of the world we live in. ………………………….……….

3. The Dutch and the Portuguese took the same route

to reach the East Indies. ………………………….……….

4. The British lost the battle of Grand Port in 1810. ………………………….……….

5. Agalega was a dependency of Mauritius in the

19th century. ………………………….……….

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6. The higher a place is located the warmer is its climate. ………………………….……….

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QUESTION 4 (9 marks)
Soil erosion is a major problem in Rodrigues.

(a) What is soil erosion?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..……………..………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….……..…………………… [2]

(b) Tick (  ) the correct boxes in Table 1 to classify the following causes of soil
erosion as natural or man-made.

Table 1

Natural causes Man-made causes

Overgrazing

Steep slopes

Heavy rainfall

Deforestation

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(c) What has been done to reduce soil erosion in Rodrigues?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..……………….. [1]

(d) How does soil erosion affect the crop production of farmers?

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QUESTION 5 (8 marks)

The Dutch abandoned Mauritius in 1710.

(a) Give three reasons why the Dutch decided to abandon Mauritius in 1710.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….……….........

2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……............

3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………............. [3]

(b) After the Dutch had left, the French took possession of Mauritius in 1715.

Give two reasons why the French took possession of the island.

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….……….……….........

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2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..….............

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(c) Pierre Poivre created the Botanical Garden at Pamplemousses.

(i) Name one spice that Pierre Poivre cultivated there.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............. [1]

(ii) Why was Pierre Poivre interested in cultivating spices?

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QUESTION 6 (6 marks)

Sir Robert Farquhar became the first British Governor of Mauritius.

He brought many changes in the island such as the building of roads.

(a) (i) Give one reason why Sir Robert Farquhar built more roads.

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(ii) Name two means of transport in Mauritius during the 19th century.

1. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Why did Sir Robert Farquhar encourage the cultivation of sugar cane?

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QUESTION 7 (8 marks)

(a) Map 2 and Map 3 show the temperatures in Mauritius in January (summer)
and in July (winter).

Map 2: January (summer) Map 3: July (winter)

(i) Using information from Map 2 and Map 3, fill in the table below.

Temperature Temperature
in January in July

Belle Rive 23ºC

Pamplemousses 20ºC

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(ii) On Map 3, shade the area where the temperature is less than 17º C. [1]

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(b) Diagram 1 shows the formation of relief rain.

SETW

Diagram 1

(i) In Diagram 1, write down in the boxes the

1. Windward side

2. Leeward side. [2]

(ii) What causes the air to rise from Mahebourg to Place ‘A’?

........................................................................................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) Why are the South East Trade Winds (SETW) also called
prevailing winds?

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