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38 Cards in this Set
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In what year did the labour riots take place which were the beginnning of our road to nationhood?
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1938
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In what year was the first election under universal suffrage held?
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1944
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What year did World War 11 end?
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1945
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When the war ended the world's resources that had been focused on warfare were shifted towards..what?
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development
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Who wrote the book 'When Me Was A Boy' and what was this book telling us?
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Charles Hyatt,it tells us about the life in Kingston at the time.(1930s and 1940s)
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Name three advantages of technological changes.
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1.create jobs that had not been there before
2.forced people to develop new skills to match the new technology. 3.improved communication and transportation |
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Name three disadvantages of technological changes.
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1.slowly the role of the teacher is being replaced by computers
2.over use of the cell phones cause cancer and men have a low sperm count. 3.some jobs have been eliminated because of the use of machines |
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What year was the electric bulb invented and where?
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1879 in the U.S.A
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Whaich town in Jamaica was the first to have electric lights?
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Black River
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After the company closed down in what year was electricity re-introduced in Black river.
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1936
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What is plastic made from?
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petroleum
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Before plastic what were domestic items domestic items made of?
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ceramic,glass,enamel or metal
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Name 3 heavy duty equipment used for industrial work.
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tractors,cranes,bulldozers,forklifts.
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Name the first radio station in Jamaica and when did it begin operation?
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ZQI,it began operation in November 1939
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What did ZQI change to?
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RJR-Radio Jamaica and Rediffusion
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the first radios were big but with the change from tubes to ________ the size was considerably reduced.
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transistors
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What does JBC stand for?
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Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
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What is our first TV station?
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JBC TV
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When RJR purchased JBC what was the TV station renamed?
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SSTV(Super Supreme)
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When was SSTV renamed TVJ?
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1998
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What is the list of all people involved in making the show at the end of locally made programmes call?
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the credits
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Name 3 people that work for a radio/TV station.
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broadcasters,producers,officestaff,sales people,technical staff,library staff,newsroom staff
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Secretaries first used manual typewriters then electrical typewriters;many of them now use...
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word processors
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When was the first telephone installed in Jamaica and where?
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Kingston in 1878.
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The first planes were__________ and were called..
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amphibian,flying boats
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Name 2 traditional exports in agriculture.
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banana,citrus,coffee
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Name 2 traditional exports in mining
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bauxite,alumina,gypsum
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Three taditional exports in manufacturing are..
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sugar,rum,citrus products,coffee products,cocoa products
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Name 4 non-traditional exports.
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okra,cucumber,pumpkins,dasheen,yams,sweet potatoes
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Where is most of apparel made?
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Free Zones
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Horses need shoes and these are made by ...
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a blacksmith
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Where is the Caymanas race track?
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St.Catherine
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How long will a plastic bottle take to disintegrate if thrown into the garbage?
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100 years
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Glass bottles are made in Jamaica by..
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West Indies Glass Co. Ltd.
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What must be created to put information on the internet?
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a web site
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What is the linking called?
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going online
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Web sites addresses usually begin with www,which means..
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World Wide Web
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Through this medium a message typed into a computer linked to a telephone reaches its destination anywhere in the world instantaneously is called..
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electronic mail(e-mail)
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