Social studies

• Alimony


  Payment due to a spouse by the other spouse by court order after a divorce
• Functions of the family

  • Emotional and psychological support
  • Procreation
  • Socialization
  • Economic unit
• Strategies parents may use to encourage children to undertake responsibilities at home

  1. Pay children to complete chores/give weekly allowance

  2. Ensure work is equally distributed (e.g. chore jar)

  3. Explain importance of responsibilities to children
• Strategies to encourage children to undertake responsibilities at home are likely to be successful because:
• Mores


  Forms of norms concerning serious matters and reflecting a society's moral values
• Other folk ways found in the Caribbean

  • Saying "good morning"
  • Shaking hands
  • Hugging
  • Saying "please" and "thank you"
• Folkways


  Informal behaviours developed among a group of people over time
• Laws


  Systems of rules recognised by a country as regulating the actions of citizens, which may be enforced by the imposition of penalty
• Difference between role of legislature and judiciary

  • Legislature creates laws, judiciary interprets laws
• Actions government may take to improve citizens' obedience to law and order


  1. Public education campaign to raise awareness of laws

  2. Teach laws in school curriculum

  3. Enforce laws with penalties
• Actions to improve obedience to law and order are likely to be successful because:
• Population density


  The average amount of people living in a particular area at a particular time
• Factors affecting population density

  • Climate
  • Level of development
  • Crime rates
• Climate


  Affects population density (e.g. people less likely to live in very cold or hot areas)
• Level of development


  Affects population density (more people drawn to developed areas with more opportunities)
• Farming practices to promote soil conservation include:
• Contour plowing and adding organic matter are likely to be successful in conserving soil because:
• Contour


  Holds the top soil and prevents it from running off
• Adding nutrients


  Ensures the farmer will have a great yield because the soil is nutrient rich
• Many persons are afraid of regional integration and it is content heavy
• Economic integration


  An agreement between countries that usually include the elimination of trade barriers and aligning monetary and fiscal policies leading to a more interconnected global economy
• Challenges facing Caribbean countries

  • Debt burden
  • Shortage of capital
• Debt burden


  Conscious debt burden expressed as a percentage of GDP that needs to be repayable
• Shortage of capital


  Entrepreneurs and businesses need capital investment but there are severe restrictions on availability of public and private capital in small Caribbean economies
• Foreign owned companies


  Can result in economic leakage as profits are sent back to home countries rather than staying in the Caribbean
• How size affects development of the region

  • Small nations struggle to provide government functions, pursue continued development, and benefit from economies of scale
  • Small size makes business and economic expansion difficult
• How vulnerability to natural disasters affects development

  • Devastating effects on societies and economies with losses to business, drop in productivity, and increased need for expenditure to repair damage and rebuild infrastructure
• Entrepreneurship


  Individuals with skills, attitudes and personality to start new businesses should be encouraged to do so to stimulate local and regional economies
• Supporting regional producers


  Citizens choosing to buy from local/regional producers rather than overseas helps support local/regional businesses and overcome challenges of globalization
• Informed citizens


  Citizens have a responsibility to be aware of issues associated with regional integration, like importance of buying local/regional products
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)


  Finances specific projects in national, sub-regional and regional development programmes in areas such as agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry, tourism, mining, refining, marketing, manufacturing, transportation, housing, education, pure water, sewerage and infrastructure, and services related to the development of those sectors of the economy, as well as waste management, environment protection, and poverty reduction
• Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)


  • Provides regionally and internationally recognized school-leaving examinations relevant to the needs of the region
  • Assists in Common Entrance and other types of examination
  • Produces teaching materials
  • Trains teachers to use the CXC syllabi
  • Advises regional governments on education matters
• University of the West Indies (UWI)


  • Provides tertiary education for members and associate members of Caricom at its three campuses
  • Collaborates with educational institutions in individual member states to provide additional educational opportunities
• The Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP) was established as a regional parliament, but no longer functions
• Tourism underpins most Caribbean economies
• Tourism depends on the region's natural and human resources
• Sun, sand, and sea tourism


  Depends on the region's marine resources
• Other forms of tourism have been developed; some of these also depend on marine resources
• Tourist


  A person spending one or more nights away from home for business or pleasure
• Excursionist


  A short-term day visitor to a destination, who does not spend a night there