Social Studies Test

What statement best describes Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?

• They are countries in Jamaica.

• They are parishes in Jamaica.

• They are towns in Jamaica.

• They are counties in Jamaica.

In what ways all parishes similar?

• They all have inland capitals, a population and coastlines.

• They all have coastlines, settlements and parish capitals.

• They all have a population, harbours and settlement.

• They all have the same size, shape and economic activities.

Which statement about the Municipal Corporation is correct?

• The Municipal Corporation is responsible for keeping law and order in the parish.

• The Municipal Corporation is responsible for building new roads and highway.

• The Municipal Corporation is responsible for educational services for the parish.

• The Municipal Corporation is responsible for keeping the parish clean and healthy.

Amelia lives in Gibraltar, St. Ann. She has to travel to the _________ to buy food at 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 blank spaces in 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 Administration Jamaica

• Fixing of roads by the Municipal Corporation

• Teaching students at the primary school.

Another name for the main town of a parish is the _______

• mainland

• capital

• county

• mayor

The name given to a line on a map that shows the limits of a parish and county is the __________

• boundary

• coastline

• key

• guideline

The name given to the strip of land that borders the sea is ______

• parish

• mainland

• coast

• inland

The capital of Hanover is _____________

• Lucea

• Falmouth

• Black River

• St. Mary

The name given to head of the Municipal Corporation is the ____________

• Prime Minister

• principal

• mayor

• The Queen of England