BAHAMIAN GEOGRAPHY
POINTS OF INTEREST
ALL ABOUT EXUMA
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS
POLYGONS
100
What is the word for a group or chain of islands?
archipelago
100
Name the highest hill in The Bahamas.
Como Hill or Mount Alvernia
100
What is the capital of Exuma?
George Town
100
How many continents are there?
seven
100
What is a polygon with eight sides called?
octagon
200
Which ocean is The Bahamas in?
Atlantic
200
Where in Nassau is the bust of Sir Milo Butler?
Rawson Square, Bay Street
200
What is the only government high school on Exuma?
L. N. Coakley High School
200
How many oceans are there?
five
200
What is a polygon with four sides called?
Quadrilateral
300
What is a model of the earth called?
Globe
300
Where is the statue of Pompey?
Steventon, Exuma
300
Who is the Member of Parliament for Exuma?
The Hon. I Chester Cooper
300
What is the largest continent?
Asia
300
What is a polygon with six sides called?
hexagon
400
Which Bahamian island is farthest south?
Inagua
400
Name TWO forts on New Providence.
Fort Charlotte, Fort Fincastle, Fort Montague
400
Who is the island administrator for Exuma?
Ms. Cristian Palacious
400
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
400
What is a polygon with seven sides called?
heptagon
500
Which TWO hemispheres is The Bahamas in?
Northern and Western
500
Name the cay on Exuma known for the Famous Swimming Pigs.
Big Major Cay
500
How long is Great Exuma?
37 miles
500
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
500
What is a polygon with ten sides called?
decagon