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Jamaica's Parishes and Counties

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  • The capital of Clarendon is May Pen. ( True or False)
    True
  • Each parish has a main town called a capital. (True or False)
    True
  • How many parishes are in Surrey?
    4
  • The longest river in Jamaica is ___________
    The Rio Minho
  • Falmouth is the capital of which parish?
    Trelawny
  • May Pen is the capital of _______________
    Clarendon
  • Half Way Tree is the capital of which parish?
    St. Andrew
  • In the mountains where a river begin is called its source (True or False)
    True
  • The Liguanea plains is located in Kingston and St. Andrew. (True or False)
    True
  • The John Crow Mountains is in St. Elizabeth. (True or False)
    False
  • Which of the following is the smallest? (a parish, a county, a parish capital, a country)
    Parish Capital
  • (Portland - Port Antonio) (Westmoreland- Spanish Town) Which pair is correct?
    Portland- Port Antonio
  • The (Africans, Indians, Spanish, English, Tainos) divided Jamaica into counties and parishes
    English
  • What is the capital of St. James?
    Montego Bay
  • An area of lowland found between 2 highlands is called
    a valley
  • Another name given to the main town of a parish is the _________
    Capital
  • In which parish is the Pedro Plains?
    St. Elizabeth
  • Give the name of 1 parish capital which is inland
    (Mandeville, May Pen, Spanish Town, Half Way Tree)
  • Name of an important building in the parish capital that provides health care
    hospital or clinic
  • What is the capital of Jamaica?
    Kingston
  • How many parishes are in the county of Cornwall?
    5
  • The highest mountain in Jamaica is the _____________
    Blue Mountain
  • How many Parishes are in Jamaica?
    14
  • What is the name of the largest parish?
    St. Ann
  • Which parish is referred to as the 'bread basket' parish?
    St. Elizabeth
  • All parish capitals have an Anglican church. (True or False)
    True
  • What is the smallest parish in Jamaica?
    Kingston
  • A body of water that flows from a mountain into the sea is called a ________
    River
  • Which parish is known as the 'garden' parish?
    St. Ann
  • Name of building in the parish capital where cases are judged___________
    courthouse
  • Mandeville is a coastal parish capital (True or False)
    False
  • How many counties are in Jamaica?
    3
  • A large area of flat land on a high or mountain
    plateau
  • What is the capital of Kingston?
    Kingston
  • Which of the following parish is not in the county of Middlesex? (Manchester, Hanover, St. Catherine)
    Hanover
  • Several parishes make up a ___________
    County
  • What do we call the area where the land meets the sea
    The coast