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sOCIAL STUDIES END OF TERM

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHi were the first oeople to come to the Caribbean

a)

Europeans

b)

Africans

c)

Spaniards

d)

Tainos

2.

What are ethnic groups

a)

people who share common ancestors or culture

b)

People who share a household

c)

Peope who share a meal

d)

People who were slaves?

3.

Culture is ?

a)

The food people eat

b)

The beliefs and practices of a people

c)

Dance hall music

d)

Your nationality

4.

Europe is ?

a)

A country where the british come from

b)

A group of small islands between north and south america

c)

A continent consisting of many countries

d)

A neighbour to Jamaica.

5.

Christopher columbus came to the caribbean in ?

a)

1492

b)

1494

c)

1944

d)

1775

6.

The Spaniards sailed west to which four statements are true?

a)

Find gold and other valuable resources

b)

Start slavery

c)

Avoid pirates

d)

Find a different route to the East

e)

Spread christianity

7.

The british came to jamaica in ?

a)

1494

b)

1655

c)

1842

d)

1414

8.

Why do carribean countries have different languages and cultures?

a)

Europeans whanted everyone to speak differently

b)

Different Colonizers enforced their way of life in the countries

c)

The Queen and King died and their children wanted different practices

d)

Indentured slavery

9.

Tainos--> Spaniards--->__________--->British---->__________-->Chinese. hich ethnic groups are missing from the blank spaces?

a)

Chinese and Jamaican

b)

Jamaican and Indian

c)

African and Chinese

d)

African and Indians

10.

What important event happened in 1832?

a)

Emancipation

b)

Independence

c)

Excecution of George William Gordon and Paul Bogle

d)

Excecution of Paul bogle

e)

Excecution of Sam sharpe

11.

Which three in the list of National Heros were Slaves?

a)

Paul Bogle

b)

Sam Sharpe

c)

Geore William Gordon

d)

Nanny of the Maroons

e)

Marcus Garvey

12.

African Slaves were obtained from?

a)

The West coast of Africa

b)

The Silver Coast of Africa

c)

From the Ashanti tribe only

d)

North Coast of Africa

13.

Slaves were captured by ?

a)

Plantation owners

b)

Warring African tribes

c)

Slavers

d)

Field slaves

14.

Whichc word best describes how slaves were plaed onboard slave ships?

a)

Packed

b)

Roomy

c)

Suffocating

d)

Sprawled

15.

Rum, Molasses, Cotton, sugar and Tobacco are examples of goods that were traded between?

a)

Africans and jamaicans

b)

Euorpe and The Caribbean

c)

THe Caribbean and Africa

d)

Europe and the Africa

16.

The middel passage was an almost 3 month journey between which two geological locations?

a)

Spain and Cuba

b)

Europe ad the Caribbean

c)

Africa and Cuba

d)

Africa and the Caribbean

e)

Africa and America

17.

Three things that happened during the transport and auctionning of slaves are?

a)

They were fed a nutritious meal

b)

Oil was rubbed into their muscles to mae them gleam

c)

Teeth were removed and slaves were force fed

d)

Slaves worked tirelessly on a plantation

e)

Slaves were made to move about so that they would appear healthy

18.

Slaves were allowed to foarm only on the weekend (saturday and sunday) and in the late night?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

House maide, Cook, Nanny, dishwasher were jobs that ___________________slaves had in the great house/

a)

Field

b)

Handsome

c)

Female

d)

male

20.

What is Erosion?

a)

Erosion is the the break down of an object

b)

Erosion is the removal of roots from the tree

c)

Erosion is the removal of nails from the soil

d)

Erosion is the break down of rock over time, by wind and water.

21.

The Christmas day rebllion took place in 1831

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Paul bogle and his fellow protesters marched fromStoney gut ot ?

a)

Kingston town

b)

Spain Town

c)

Hispanoloa

d)

Spanish Town

23.

Apprenticeship program was?

a)

A deal made between slave and slave owners for emancipation of all slaves.

b)

A deal made between slave and slave owners, where slaves would work for a wage and property as well as less hours

c)

A deal made between slave and slave owners hat allowed slaves to vote

d)

A deal made between slave and slave owners that allwoed indians and Chinese to come and work on plantations

24.

indenturship was ?

a)

An agreement between plantation owners and slaves, that alllowed slaves to continue workng for property and money

b)

A deal made between slave and slave owners that allowed slaves to vote

c)

A deal made between Slave owners and the chineses and indians whic allowed them to work in exchange for them becoming national citizens after 8 years

d)

A deal made between Slave owners and the chineses and indians that allowed them to work with slaves to make slavery easier on Africans

25.

Which Historical event do all carribean countries have in common ?

a)

Independence day August 1st

b)

Emancipation in 1832

c)

Slavery

d)

Anglicanism

26.

Mary's favorite dish is Sweet and sur chicken and roti. which food beongs to the indian ethnic group?

a)

Mary

b)

Sweet and sour Chicken

c)

Sweet and sour Roti

d)

Roti only

e)

Both sweet and sour chicken and roti

27.

THree wants of slave owners on the plantation were?

a)

Wealth

b)

Free labor

c)

Shelter

d)

Food

e)

Slaves

28.

Plantations are ?

a)

Large farms where crops are grown by slaves

b)

Large properties that have a great house

c)

Properties that slaves were sold to in order to make money

d)

All the above

29.

In order to live comfortably on the plantation plantation owners built?

a)

Plantation houses

b)

Good houses

c)

Great Houses

d)

Slave houses

30.

_____________________held secret meetings in the church he built himself to teach slaves about fighting for their rights.

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Sam Sharpe

d)

George William Gordon

31.

George William Gordon ______________________________in order to make it easier for ex slaves to own property

a)

Divided up and sold property

b)

Built churches

c)

Started the Christmas day rebellion

d)

Taught Paul bogle

32.

George Willia m Gordon was Hung in ?

a)

1655

b)

1719

c)

1865

d)

1956

33.

After the Christmas ay rebellion the Military burned down homes i Stoney gut and tried and excecuted innocent people.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

How many Paris Capitals are there in Jamaica ?

a)

14

b)

28

c)

12

d)

10

35.

anglian churches are popular in Jamaica, because they were inroduced by?

a)

British

b)

Spanish

c)

Africans

d)

Dutch

36.

The four most popular religions are?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Anglicanism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

e)

Christianity

37.

Which of the following are officially recognised Caribbean bodies?

a)

CXC

b)

CARAFTA

c)

CARIFESTA

d)

CARICOM

e)

CARISPORTS

38.

Cultural Heritage describes?

a)

The parts of our culture that we pass on to the next generation

b)

The parts of our culture that all caribbean natives share

c)

The parts of our culture that involve music and the Arts

d)

The parts of our culture that we inherit from our ancestors

e)

all the above

39.

Cultural identity describes?

a)

The parts of our culture that help to define us

b)

The parts of our culture the rest of the world shares

c)

The good parts of our culture only

d)

The music we listen to and the food we eat only

40.

Universal aspects of caribbena culture include?

a)

THe caribbean sea, Slavery, Colonization

b)

Curreid mango, Ackee and Saltfish , Shrimp

c)

Reggae, Pepper Pot and Dance hall

d)

Flying fish, Bammy and Mashed potaoe

41.

Which body overseas the education in each a=caribbean country to make sure that we preserve our shared culture?

a)

CARIFTA

b)

CAREDUCATION

c)

MOESCHOOLS

d)

CXC

e)

CARICOM

42.

Whic institution is a Carribean institution?

a)

WUI

b)

OWO

c)

Kohens Kindergarten

d)

UWI

e)

CXC

43.

Patrick learns to play football at school, this is a part of his.

a)

ethnic responsibility

b)

caribean heritage

c)

ancestral history

d)

Social studies class

44.

The celebraation of Caribbean arts and music is known as?

a)

CARIFTA

b)

CARIFESTA

c)

CARICOM

d)

UWI

45.

A LANDFORM THAT IS FLAT AND BBELOW 200M IS?

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Plain

d)

River

46.

Rivers help to form which lanform?

a)

Springs

b)

Plateaus

c)

Canyons

d)

Plains

47.

A large rock washes away into a river and is broken down and distributed to other locations, this process is called?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Errosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

48.

Which lanform would you be able to notice deposition by sea.

a)

River

b)

Valley

c)

Cliff

d)

Lake

e)

Beach

49.

Landforms greater than 600m tall ae called

a)

Mountians

b)

Plateaus

c)

Plains

d)

inclined plains

50.

Soil erosssion can be caused by?

a)

Cnservation

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Controled farming of cattle

d)

Deforestation of plains

e)

Deforestation of hillsides

51.

wetlands help to ?

a)

BReak winds during a hurricane

b)

Prevent the breaking down of soil near an estuary

c)

Provide shelter for important animals in the ecosystem

d)

serve as a tourist attraction for nature lovers

e)

All the above

52.

When the compas rose has all it's points there are a total of ?

a)

26 point

b)

24 points

c)

16 points

d)

8 points

53.

Lines of longitude are Vertical lines that run from north to south

a)

True

b)

Flase

54.

The most important line of latitude is the

a)

North pole

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of cancer

e)

the Antartic circle

55.

91 degrees west ad 14 degrees north is

a)

jamaica

b)

Venezuala

c)

Guatemala

d)

USa

56.

0 degrees and 60 degrees west is?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Guatemala

d)

El Slavador

57.

The PRime Meridian is a line of

a)

Longitude

b)

Vertical

c)

0 degrees

d)

Latitude

58.

A municipality is?

a)

THe Parocial divisions f farm land

b)

The Parochial divions of a parish that are governed by different representatives

c)

The constituents of a town

d)

a town that follows local govermental laws and statutes

59.

Voting is ?

a)

A way to give everyone a voice

b)

a Way of selecting an individual that the constituents feel best represents their needs

c)

A democratic act

d)

All the above

60.

Municipal buildings include all except ?

a)

Police Station

b)

Parks

c)

Supermarkets

d)

Post offices