Social Studies Grade 5

. Why are the major administrative offices of the government located in Kingston? Because…

• More buildings are there

• The city is quite big

• it is the nation’s capital

• more people work there

All the following are lines of latitude EXCEPT

• Tropic of cancer​​​​

• tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic circle​​​​​

• prime meridian

Which of these groups arrived in Jamaica in 600 AD?

• . Caribs​​​

• Tainos

• . Spaniards​​

• ​​ . English

What is the capital of St. Thomas and Manchester respectively?

a. Savanna-la-mar; May Pen​​b.Morant Bay; Mandeville

c.Kingston; Montego Bay​​d. Mandeville; Morant Bay

• .Savanna-la-mar; May Pen

• Morant Bay; Mandeville

• Kingston; Montego Bay

• Mandeville; Morant Bay

The year 1494 is synonymous with which of these events

• Jamaica’s Independence

• The Morant Bay Rebellion

• The arrival of Columbus in Jamaica

• The arrival of the English in Jamaica

In which county are the parishes Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, and Hanover?

• Cornwall​​

• Middlesex

• England​​

• Surrey

What important element borders the parishes on the map?

• parish boundaries

• . title/boundaries

• key/legend​​​​d.

• . direction

which system replaced slavery between 1834 and 1838?

a. Apprenticeship​​​b. emancipation

c. rebellion ​​​​d. plantations

• Apprenticeship

• . emancipation

• rebellion

• . plantations

9.Which of the following forms part of Jamaica’s legacy given to us by the British?

• a. parishes and capitals

• b. Kumina dance and Anancy stories

• c. jerk food and curry

• d. place names such as Ocho Rios and Savanna-la-mar

Which of these houses is named after one of our national heroes?

• Devon House​​​​

• White House

• Kings House​​​​

• Gordon House