WorksheetsJamaica, County and Parishes
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Into how many parishes is Jamaica divided?
17
14
7
3
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Port Antonio
Ochio Rios
May Pen
Lucea
Which is NOT an important building in the parish capital?
court house
police station
collectorate
grocery store
Which parish is correctly matched to its capital?
Clarendon-Mandeville
Portland-Port Antonio
Westmoreland-May Pen
St. Mary-Spanish Town
Jamaican parishes were named after
Jamaican Leaders
British Royalty
Spanish Monarchs
French Leaders
Why was the island divided?
To make it beautiful
To make it easier to govern
To make up space
To have more fun
Clarendon is _____ of the island.
north
south
east
west
Which group list parishes in Cornwall only?
Westmoreland, Trelawny, St. Elizabeth, Hanover
Trelawny, Port Maria, May Pen, Hanover
Manchester, Clarendon, St. Catherine, Hanover
St. Catherine, St, Thomas, Portland, Westmoreland
Which is a coastal town?
Spanish Town
May Pen
Mandeville
Montego Bay
Lucea is the capital town of _____.
Westmoreland
St. James
Hanover
St. Elizabeth
Which of the following cities is the capital of Jamaica?
Portmore
Spanish Town
Montego Bay
Kingston
In which two counties can you find Jamaica's International Airports?
Cornwall and Surrey
Cornwall and Middlesex
Surrey and Middlesex
Kingston
Which is the largest parish in Jamaica?
St. Ann
St. Elizabeth
St. Catherine
Clarendon
Mr. Taylor wants to pay for a traffic ticket he received for speeding. Which of the following parish buildings would Mr. Taylor visit to conduct this business?
Parish Council
Parish Library
Inland Revenue Department
Parish Church
What is meant by coast?
the part of the island where the land meets the sea
a piece of land surrounded by water
the part of land where a river begins
a body of water surrounded by land
Which European migrants first divided the island?
Spanish
English
Dutch
French
A town is different from a community mainly because:
more tourist visit the town
more services and goods are available in the town
more schools are in the town
more schools are in the community
A tourist is taking pictures in Lucea. Which building is he likely to capture?
airport
bauxite factory
stadium
parish council
Portland is to the _______ of Jamaica.
east
west
north
south
To which place would your parents go to pay taxes on the land they own?
National Housing Trust
Parish Council
Inland Revenue Department
Parish Land Department
A _____ map shows the different shapes of an area.
Political
climate
road
physical
A person who creates a map is called a
choreographer
cartographer
videographer
photographer
Which is not a part of a map?
title
legend
graph
compass rose
A river starts at its source and ends at its:
mouth
tongue
teeth
foot
The ____ River in ______ flows easterly.
Rio Minho, Clarendon
Rio Cobre, St. Catherine
Plantain Garden, St. Mary
Plantain Garden, St Thomas
All are highlands EXCEPT
mountains
plains
hills
plateau
Which river is correctly matched to its parish?
Martha Brae-Trelawny
Wag Water-St. Catherine
Black River-St. Andrew
Rio Cobre-St. Thomas
Which is a recreational use of rivers?
washing
irrigation
spinning turbines
rafting
What colour represents rivers on a map?
red
blue
yellow
brown
St. Thomas, Portland, Kingston and St. Andrew are all _____ parishes.
western
eastern
northern
southern
Electricity created using the force of a river is known as
water electricity
hydroelectricity
river electricity
naturalelectricity
Which is not a cardinal point?
north-east
west
south
north
Amelia lives in Gibraltar, St. Ann. She has to travel to the _____ to buy food at the big market. She goes to the _____ to pay her taxes because she does not have all of these services in her ________.
Which of the following would best fill the paragraph above?
town, village, city
village, city, port
town, capital, community
capital, town, city
Which of these is an administrative service provided by the parish capital?
Banking services at the commercial bank
Collecting of revenue (taxes) at the Tax Administrative Jamaica
Fixing of roads by the Municipal Corporation
Teaching students at the primary school
Which statement best describes Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?
They are counties of Jamaica.
They are parishes of Jamaica.
They are towns in Jamaica.
They are capitals in Jamaica.
