1. Which Jamaican agency coordinates disaster preparedness and emergency response?
Hurricanes and Natural Hazards
  1. ODPEM
  2. CARICOM
  3. NCB
  4. The NWC
2. Why is it dangerous to go outside when a hurricane suddenly becomes calm?
Hurricanes and Natural Hazards
  1. The temperature drops quickly
  2. You may be in the eye — the fierce second half of the storm is still coming
  3. The rain becomes acidic
  4. It is never dangerous once winds stop
3. The centre of a hurricane, where conditions are calm, is called the:
Hurricanes and Natural Hazards
  1. Eyewall
  2. Rain band
  3. Eye
  4. Surge
4. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from:
Hurricanes and Natural Hazards
  1. January 1 to June 30
  2. June 1 to November 30
  3. March 1 to August 31
  4. All year round
5. The Maroons of Jamaica are best known for:
  1. mining gold
  2. resisting enslavement
  3. trading spices
  4. building churches
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