Reading and using maps

In which parish would you find the Carpenter's Mountain?

• St. Thomas

• St Ann

• Trelawny

• Manchester

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

• sketch

• legend

• atlas

• scale

A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface

is called a:

• map

• sketch

• plan

• scale

Which river flows eastward?

• The Black River

• The Milk River

• The Plantain Garden River

• The Rio Cobre

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

• political map

• physical maps

• thematic maps

• climatic maps

Highlands are usually used for all but one of the following

• building factories

• encouraging rainfall

• sight-seeing

• providing lumber

The main cardinal points on a map is:

• North, South, East, West

• South-East, West, North-East, East

• South, East, North-West, West

• N, S, R, W

Munecia lives on a large plain in the western part of Jamaica. Which plain is it likely to be?

• Western Plain

• Georges Plain

• Vere Plain

• Liguanea Plain

The point labelled A is:

• West

• East

• North-East

• North-West

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

• scale

• sketch

• thematic maps

• political maps