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The document provides information about Jamaica's physical features from multiple sources. It describes that mountains are over 600m above sea level, hills are 200-599m, and mountains help with rainfall production, hurricane protection, and attracting eco-tourism. The Montego River is used for domestic purposes near the author's school. Jamaica has mountains in the east, valleys and plateaus in the central region, and coastal plains and hills in the west. The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7,402 feet, and mountains rise extremely steeply from the plains. Plateaus have thick limestone deposits, and rivers appear and disappear through the porous rock. Jamaica has extensive rugged karst landscapes full of sinkholes and caves due

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Language Arts Performance Task Grade 4

The document provides information about Jamaica's physical features from multiple sources. It describes that mountains are over 600m above sea level, hills are 200-599m, and mountains help with rainfall production, hurricane protection, and attracting eco-tourism. The Montego River is used for domestic purposes near the author's school. Jamaica has mountains in the east, valleys and plateaus in the central region, and coastal plains and hills in the west. The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7,402 feet, and mountains rise extremely steeply from the plains. Plateaus have thick limestone deposits, and rivers appear and disappear through the porous rock. Jamaica has extensive rugged karst landscapes full of sinkholes and caves due

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Language Arts Name: ___________________________________

Use the information in the sources below to complete the given tasks.

PERFORMANCE TASK
Source 1
There are many mountains and hills surrounding my school. Mountains and hills are highland
areas which are more than 200m above sea level. Mountains are 600m above sea level, while
hills are 200-599m above sea level. Mountains are one of Jamaica’s major landforms, because
apart from being beautiful, they help with the production of rainfall, protect the island during
hurricanes, are homes to thousands of rare plants and animals and attract eco-tourists.
Source 2: Rivers
The Montego River is another physical feature found in the landscape near my school. People
use this river for domestic purposes.
Source 3: Jamaica’s Physical Features
Jamaica’s landforms consist of mountains in the east of the country, valleys and plateaus in
the central region and coastal plains and rugged hills in the west.
The country is comprised of a large island in addition to several tiny islands and cays in the
surrounding waters.
The highest point in Jamaica is Blue Mountain Peak, which rises to 7,402 feet. This mountain
rises among the Blue Mountain range, which includes several mountains of metamorphic rock
with a volcanic origin. The rise of the mountains from the plains is extremely steep; only 16
kilometers separate the flat areas from the highest peaks, creating one of the steepest mountain
gradients in the world.
The plateaus across the central region of Jamaica are made of massive limestone deposits. The
limestone is over 1000 feet thick in some areas. This area is punctuated by dozens of rivers that
appear and disappear through the porous limestone. As a result, the majority of the rivers of
Jamaica are not navigable and remain unexplored.
Because limestone is easily shaped by other forces, the limestone plateau that stretches across
two-thirds of Jamaica is full of sinkholes, caves and jagged landscapes. These rugged features
are called karst formations because of the rock comprising them.
Jamaica has one of the largest and most bare areas of karst formations in the world. Jamaica’s
mountains are used for farming, rivers are used to provide irrigation, entertainment (rafting on
Martha Brae) and hydroelectricity. Some people in rural Jamaica, still use rivers for domestic
purposes such as washing, bathing and cooking. The plains are also used for agriculture, to build
homes and hotels as well as develop towns and cities.
Task 1
Complete the table below to show that you understand the use of Jamaica’s physical features.
Write the source which helps you to complete each section.
USES RIVERS PLAINS MOUNTAINS SOURCE
WHICH
SUPPORTS
Agriculture Irrigation

Domestic Housing

Recreational Eco-tourism Source 1

Task 2
The following words were used in Source 3. What word or phrase means the same.
Massive A. a type of rock formation
Navigable B. not smooth, jagged, rough
Karst C. able to move around easily
Rugged D. huge, large, gigantic

Task 3
Say whether the statements below support or do not support this idea in bold, by putting a check
mark in the appropriate box.

Mountains are major landforms in Jamaica


SUPPORT DOES NOT SUPPORT
Mountains are important landforms in
Jamaica
Blue mountain is the highest peak in
Jamaica

Language Arts Name: ___________________________________ Use the information in the sources below to complete the given tasks
Task 1 Complete the table below to show that you understand the use of Jamaica’s physical features. Write the source which

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