Starter quiz
- What is a continent?
- a large country on Earth
- a large land mass on Earth ✓
- a large ocean on Earth
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Which continent on this map is coloured orange?- Europe
- South America
- Oceania
- North America ✓
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- Which continent on this map is coloured brown?
- Europe
- South America ✓
- Oceania
- North America
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- What is an ocean?
- a small area of salt water between the continents
- a very big area of salt water between the continents ✓
- a very big area of fresh water between the continents
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- Where is the Caribbean located?
- between North America and South America ✓
- between South America and Oceania
- between North America and Europe
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- What can we use in the UK to investigate Jamaica?
- Google Earth ✓
- photographs ✓
- maps ✓
- stories ✓
- fieldwork
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Exit quiz
- Which continent is Jamaica in?
- Europe
- North America ✓
- South America
- Oceania
- Asia
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- What is the name of the sea that surrounds Jamaica?
- Atlantic ocean
- North sea
- Mediterranean
- Caribbean ✓
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- The Caribbean is ______ of the UK
- North
- South ✓
- East
- West
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- Which is not a connection between the UK and Jamaica?
- Family in Kingston
- Holiday in Montego Bay
- Clothes made in Bangladesh ✓
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- What was the name of the important ship that travelled from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948?
- HMT Empire Goldrush
- HMT Empire Saltrush
- HMT Empire Windrush ✓
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- Jamaica is...
- south of⇔Cuba ✓
- west of⇔Haiti ✓
- north of⇔Colombia ✓
- east of⇔Mexico ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Maps can be used to locate the Caribbean Sea and the countries there.
- Compass directions (north, east, south and west) can be used to describe the location of Caribbean countries.
- The UK and Caribbean are connected in many different ways.
Common misconception
The Caribbean is in South America.
The Caribbean is in North America.
Keywords
Continent - A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.
Ocean - An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.
Caribbean - The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea and the islands in it; it is located between North and South America, to the west of the Atlantic Ocean.
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