Bahamian Social S. Final Exam 2023 Complete
How can you show things on a map?
1. shading or color
2. lines or linear distribution
3. symbols
What is longitude?
imaginary lines that run north to south originating in Greenwich, England and measured
in degrees
What is latitude?
imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator
eastings
Vertical lines on a map
Northings
Horizontal lines on a map
national symbol
something that represents a country's identity
what do the colors on the Bahamian flag represent?
Black: the strength and vigour ofthe Bahamian people
Gold/Yellow: the sun and sand
Aquamarine: the rich resources of land and sea
The national symbols of The Bahamas
yellow elder
lignum vitae
blue marlin
flamingo
Who are some national heroes in politics?
Sir Lynden Pindling, Sir Milo Butler, Sir Randol Fawkes, Sir Cecil Wallace, and Sir
Stafford Sands
Who are some sports national heroes?
Thomas A. Robinson, Durward Knowles, the Golden Girls, and Elijah Obehd
what are the natural resource categories?
The primary, secondary, and tertiary
renewable resources
Natural resources that can be replaced.
nonrenewable resource
a resource that cannot be replaced
marine products
lobsters, conch, scale fish, and miscellaneous, like crab and small shellfish
types of farms
dairy, grain, poultry,fruit, vegetables, citrus, chicken, pig, onion, etc...
Ecotourism
A form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of
ecologically unique areas
what was the first formal religion brought to The Bahamas?
Christianity, specfically Anglician
How can you show things on a map?
1. shading or color
2. lines or linear distribution
3. symbols
What is longitude?
imaginary lines that run north to south originating in Greenwich, England and measured
in degrees
What is latitude?
imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator
eastings
Vertical lines on a map
Northings
Horizontal lines on a map
national symbol
something that represents a country's identity
what do the colors on the Bahamian flag represent?
Black: the strength and vigour ofthe Bahamian people
Gold/Yellow: the sun and sand
Aquamarine: the rich resources of land and sea
The national symbols of The Bahamas
yellow elder
lignum vitae
blue marlin
flamingo
Who are some national heroes in politics?
Sir Lynden Pindling, Sir Milo Butler, Sir Randol Fawkes, Sir Cecil Wallace, and Sir
Stafford Sands
Who are some sports national heroes?
Thomas A. Robinson, Durward Knowles, the Golden Girls, and Elijah Obehd
what are the natural resource categories?
The primary, secondary, and tertiary
renewable resources
Natural resources that can be replaced.
nonrenewable resource
a resource that cannot be replaced
marine products
lobsters, conch, scale fish, and miscellaneous, like crab and small shellfish
types of farms
dairy, grain, poultry,fruit, vegetables, citrus, chicken, pig, onion, etc...
Ecotourism
A form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of
ecologically unique areas
what was the first formal religion brought to The Bahamas?
Christianity, specfically Anglician
