What is a Jamaican Asset?
Any valuable resource, property, infrastructure, natural feature, or cultural element located in Jamaica that generates economic value or benefits the nation.
Name the parish known as the 'Breadbasket Parish' of Jamaica due to its vast agricultural output.
St. Elizabeth
Name Jamaica's most famous eco-tourism waterfall attraction located in St. Ann.
Dunn's Ruver Falls
What is the main difference between a natural asset and a built infrastructure asset?
A natural asset occurs naturally in the environment(e.g rivers, beaches, Blue Mountains), while a built infrastructure asset is man-made (e.g., highways, airports, ports)
What world-famous luxury agricultural crop is grown strictly in the high-altitude regions of eastern Jamaica?
Blue Mountain Coffee
Name the primary air transport hub located on the Palisadoes peninsula in Kingston that handles major cargo and incoming flights.
Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA)
What are tangible and intangible assets? Give an example of each.
Intangible is a non-physical asset (eg, reggae music), and a tangible asset is a physical land, building or machinery (eg, Dunn's River Falls)
Name TWO major agricultural export crops that historically drove Jamaica's economy and are still grown today.
Any two of: Sugar cane, bananas, cocoa, coffee. Allspice or Ginger.
What major natural maritime asset in Kingston ranks as the 7th largest natural harbour in the world?
Kingston Harbour