FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MATURITA

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FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MATURITA

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Question 1: What was the first European city in the West Indies?

Answer:

Santo Dominico

Question 2: What climate is in the Carribean mostly?

Answer:

tropical

Question 3: What language do moost Jamaicans speak?

Answer:

Although the official language is English, most Jamaicans speak an English-based dialect which is known as patois.Question 4: Who were the five European powers in the Caribbean, and how did they earn their wealth?

Answer:

Spanish, French, British, Danish, Dutch, through sugar trade

Question 5: Why did many of the Native Americans die when the Spanish set up homes in the West Indies?

Answer:

Disease and harsh treatment

Question 6: When did Jamaica get independant from UK?

Answer:

The country gained independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1962 August 6. At Independence, Jamaica became a member of the Commonwealth, with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. The Queen is represented in Jamaica by the Governor-General.

Question 7: Which cultures blend in caribbean culture?

Answer:

Spanish, French, British, Danish, Dutch, African, natives

Question 8: What music is typically associated with Jamaica?

Answer:

reggae music - this musical genre developed from the earlier ska beat. Reggae is typically identified with 1980s musician Bob Marley. Dancehall music is an kind of reggae and is gaining internal popularity thanks to artists like Shaggy and Sean Paul.Question 9: What is this? A chain of islands made from coral reefs not part of Antilles which are volcanic.Their capital is Nassau and they are territories of the U.S.A.

Answer:

The Bahamas

Question 10: Which mineral, used to make aluminium, is mined in Jamaica?

Answer:

bauxite

Question 11: What do The Greater Antilles include?

Answer:

Four large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

Question 12: What is the weather like in Jamaica?

Answer:

Tropical

Question 13: How many islands are the Bahamas?

Answer:

700

Question 14: What language is dominant in the Caribbean?

Answer:

Spanish

Question 15: Which West Indies country used to be a communist country?

Answer:

Cuba

Question 16: What is the major religion in caribbean

Answer:

catholic protestant

Question 17: What are the two main economic activities of the West Indies?

Answer:

Farming and tourism

Question 18: What crops is the agriculture in West Indies based on?

Answer:

sugar cane, coffee, bananas, cotton

Question 19: What does it mean to be literate?

Answer:

To be able to read and write

Question 20: What are The Lesser Antilles?

Answer:

700-mile band of islands that cross the Caribbean from Puerto Rico in the north to the coast of Venezuela in the south. These islands are the peaks of submerged volcanos. Consist of the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands.

Question 21: What is the capital of Jamaica?

Answer:

Kingston Question 22: What are the most important economic activites on the islands of the West Indies?

Answer:

agriculture(farming) and tourism

Question 23: Which explorer reached the Bahamas in 1492?

Answer:

Christopher Columbus

Question 24: What is the size of Jamaica compared to other Caribbean Islands?

Answer:

Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands, and the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean.

Question 25: What are the three archipelagos that are found in the West Indies?

Answer:

Bahamas, Greater Antillies, and Lesser Antillies

Question 26: What sports are played in Jamaica?

Answer:

Popular sports include football, cricket, netball and athletics. Many world-class athletes, boxers and cricketers were Jamaicans. Dominoes is a popular game in Jamaica.Question 27: What is this?One of the Greater Antilles islands whose capital is Kingston. Formed from volcanic eruptions.Used for sugar cane plantations in colonial times, now has Tourist economy.

Answer:

Jamaica