Physical Environment

Identify the mountains in order on the numbering on the map given

• Santa Cruz, May Day, Bull Head, Mocho

• Santa Cruz, Bull Head, May Day, Mocho

• Santa Cruz, May Day, Mocho, Bull Head

• Santa Cruz, Mocho, May Day, Bull Head

Which word best completes the diagram above?

• summits

• landforms

• highlands

• range

Which crops are commonly grown in the mountainous areas of Jamaica?

• tea and Cinchona

• Cocoa and coffee

• Coffee and tea

• coconut and sugar

What is not a good strategy for reducing the negative impact of human activities on mountain environments?

• providing alternative energy sources

• creating protected areas

• encouraging charcoal burning

• reforestation

A friend is visiting South America and emails to say she can see the highest mountain there. Which mountain is she looking at?

• Mt. Mckinley

• Vinson Massif

• Mt Kilimanjaro

• Aconcagua

Which group belongs to the set of lowlands?

• hill and plateau

• plain and valley

• plateau and peak

• mountain and peak

Complete the following analogy

John Crow Mountain is to eastern Jamaica as _________is to western Jamaica.

• Mocho Mountain

• Santa Cruz Mountain

• Dolphin Head Mountain

• May Day Mountain

Which part of Jamaica is most likely to receive relief rainfall?

• Southern plains

• Eastern mountain regions

• Western hilly areas

• Northern mountains

Identify the reason that best supports why mountain temperatures are lower than those on the plains

• The air at high altitude contains more moisture to absorb heat.

• The air at high altitude contains less moisture to absorb heat.

• Mountain air is thinner so it is less able to absorb and retain heat.

• Mountain air is not easily reached.

Which of the following lowland is associated with the Cockpit Country?

• Queen Of Spain Valley

• Vere Plain

• Agula Valley

• Liguanea Plain