Video #2 -- “Jamaica, Land of Wood and Water”

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Don’t forget to provide a critique at the end, which explains and supports your assessment of the video.

Answer the following questions:

  1. What does the word “Jamaica” mean?
     
  2. Name 3 famous individuals who are associated with Jamaica.
     
  3. What are the geographic dimensions of Jamaica? How far is Jamaica from Cuba? Jamaica is about the size of which U.S. state?
     
  4. How many rivers and streams are in Jamaica?
     
  5. Who were the original native inhabitants of Jamaica?
     
  6. The air in Jamaica is referred to by what nickname?
     
  7. About how many people live in Jamaica?
     
  8. What is the motor or slogan used to describe Jamaica and its people?
     
  9. Where is the location where Columbus first landed in Jamaica?
     
  10. What city was the Jamaican capital for 300 years?
     
  11. Who was the British war hero who saved Jamaica from possible French occupation in 1782?
     
  12. In what year did slavery end in Jamaica?
     
  13. What is the name of the only university in Jamaica and how did it get that name?
     
  14. Name 2 famous male pirates and 2 famous female pirates in Jamaican history.
     
  15. A 1693 earthquake was responsible for sinking part of what city.
     
  16. Which European country imported the first African slaves to Jamaica?
     
  17. How many national heroes does Jamaica have?
     
  18. Besides agricultural products, what mineral does Jamaica report and what is that mineral used for?
     
  19. What is the name of the world famous brand of coffee liqueur?
     
  20. Years ago, which Jamaican town was known as the “banana capital of the world”?
     
  21. The origins of what type of business enterprise and which corporation was responsible for beginning tourism in Jamaica and probably the entire Caribbean?
     
  22. The famous Dunn’s River Falls are located in what town?
     
  23. In what place do you find the largest equestrian site in the West Indies?
     
  24. Who was known as the “white witch”? What was her name, what was she accused of doing and what was the name of her residence?

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