Key physical and human features of Jamaica | Geography

Starter quiz

Natural means...
- something that has not been changed by humans ✓
- something that has been changed by humans
- something that has been changed by animals
Where would you find a satellite?
- 'in space' ✓
What type of image is this?
- a map
- an aerial photograph
- a satellite image ✓
Order these from closest to furthest away
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Local
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  National
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Global
Which continents can you identify on this map?
- 'North America, South America' ✓
Is Jamaica...
- near the Equator ✓
- near the Tropic of Capricorn
- near the Arctic Circle

Which of the following are physical features and which are human features?
- Town
  
  ⇔
  
  Human ✓
- Mountain
  
  ⇔
  
  Physical ✓
- River
  
  ⇔
  
  Physical ✓
- Lake
  
  ⇔
  
  Physical ✓
- Airport
  
  ⇔
  
  Human ✓
Which of these is not a physical feature?
- A train ✓
- The beach
- Mangroves
What could you see on a satellite image that you could not see on a globe?
- Where places are in Jamaica ✓
- Where beaches are in Jamaica ✓
- if Jamaica is near the Equator
Which two physical features are shown in this aerial photograph?
- Sea ✓
- Pier
- Hill
- Beach ✓
Which of the following is a human feature that you would not find in Jamaica?
- Pier
- The Taj Mahal ✓
- Airport
Which of these features would you not find in Jamaica?
- Beaches
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Country borders ✓

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Human features are things that are made by people and physical features occur naturally.
Aerial photographs and satellite images are useful for finding out about Jamaica.
Aerial photographs and satellite images can be labelled to show physical and human features.

Learners may not be familiar with some of the human and physical features in the images from Jamaica.

Spend time exploring aerial photographs and satellite images of your local area before investigating ones from Jamaica.

Natural - Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Satellite - A satellite is an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object in space. These an be natural like the moon or artificial ones like the International Space Station.
Local - Local means an area which the people who live there are familiar with, and encounter in their everyday lives.