LOCATING PLACES

Four sailors travelled from Jamaica in different directions. Mark sailed south east, Ben sailed north east, Jim sailed south west and Jerry east north east. Who would most likely reach Aruba

• Mark

• Ben

• Jim

• Jerry

Jamaica's nearest neighbour is ________

• Haiti

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Barbados

Which Statement is false?

• Jamaica is located to the south of the Bahamas

• Puerto Rico is to the East of Jamaica

• Belize is to the south South East of Jamaica

• Trinidad is south east of Jamaica

Which of the following is the correct absolute location of Jamaica?

• 18 degrees North and 77 degrees West

• 77 degrees North and 8 degrees West

• South of Cuba

• In the Caribbean Region

Identify the countries through which the 75 degrees line of longitude passes.

• The Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba

• The Bahamas, Cuba, Columbia

• Cuba, Panama, Haiti

• Colombia, Dominican Republic, Aruba

Which line of latitude would definitely pass through Guyana, Venezuela and Columbia?

• 6 degrees North

• 10 degrees North

• 9 degrees North

• 12 degrees North

If I travel in the opposite direction from west, in which direction would I be going?

• North- East

• East

• North

• South

Which major line of latitude is Jamaica nearest to?

• equator

• tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Artic Circle

Jamaica is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea.

• True

• False

Lines of longitude are parallel.

• True

• False