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Name three examples of Human Resources in the Caribbean.
Teachers, accountants, doctors, household helpers, lawyers, garbage collectors, vets, artists
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What are THREE alternative sources of energy?
solar, wind, water
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What is a resource?
Anything which can be harnessed to create wealth and improve the standard of living of persons.
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What is an important part of health and general well-being?
Recreation
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What is the main aim of education?
To tap into the innate skills, talents and abilities of individuals and develop them to the fullest potential,
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Identify some of the main resources in the Caribbean.
Fertile soil, warm tropical waters, mineral resources, a skilled population
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Who is a healthy person?
Someone whose physical, mental and emotional capacities are not affected by any ailments or deficiencies.
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What does secondary health care deal with?
System that deals with curing ailments and diseases.
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What is one of the aims of the kindergarten level of education?
To provide basic training in reading, writing and arithmetic.
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What is deforestation?
The indiscriminate removal of forest trees over a wide surface area thereby exposing the topsoil, making it susceptible to erosion.
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Identify one thing that helps to break the force of the rain
The canopy provided by trees
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What does does primary health care deal with?
System that deals with the prevention of ailments and diseases.
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What is the main aim of tertiary education?
To allow specialisation in a specific subject area such as the Sciences, the Arts, Accounts, Law, Medicine and Business Management
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Identify four examples of poor farming techniques.
Shifting cultivation, monocropping, overgrazing, ploughing
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What is Sustainable Development?
The benefits which a nation derives from the prudent use and management of its resources to ensure its present and future growth.
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What is secondary health care?
Curative health care
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Identify two major reasons for developing Human Resources
The need for a large number of productive and skilled workers
The need for people to solve problems |
What is one role of forests?
It helps to promote rainfall.
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What is produced from the cinchona tree that helps to cure malaria.
Quinine
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What is another name for primary health care?
Preventative health care
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