Jamaica

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Jamaica
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Why I chose Jamaica

• I chose this country because my parents got
  married in Jamaica. My sister and I didn't get to
  go so I want to learn more about Jamaica. I also
  want to learn more about Jamaica's culture,
  religion, and language.

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Location

• Absolute 23ºN 76ºW.
• Relative South of Cuba. NE of Haiti and
  Dominican Republic. West of Mexico. Jamaica is
  surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and is close to
  the Gulf of Mexico.

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Place

• Physical palm trees, tropical climates, high
  mountains, and sand.
• Human the people of Jamaica wear the same
  clothes as we do. They also eat the same foods as
  we do. They also eat chicken and fruit. The music
  they listen to is reggae mainly by Bob Marley.
  They speak English.

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Region

• Jamaica can be divided into different kinds of
  land forms. There are the central mountain chains
  formed by igneous and metamorphic rocks, the
  Karst limestone hills in the cockpit area and the
  low-lying coastal plains and interior valleys.

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Region 2

• These regions in Jamaica consist of mountain
  ranges, plains, harbors, bays, cays, and mineral
  springs.
• The people of Jamaica are all survivors. They
  live off of the land surrounding them. They enjoy
  hunting, fishing, and tourism, which generates
  their largest income. They are very crafty
  people.

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The rest of Region 2

• They carve wood and make beautiful jewelry. They
  are very kind to people who visit the island.
  They love to dance and sing. They are also very
  good in the water like swimming and catching
  fish.

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Movement of People

• The Rastafari movement is a religious movement
  that arose in a Christian culture (in the
  1930s). The movement is sometimes referred to as
  Rastafarianism. Some Rastas are offended by
  this term because of the labeling ism.
  Rastafari is not a well organized religion. Some
  Rastas say that it is not a religion but a way of
  life.

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Movement of Goods

• Goods are moved around on the island by truck or
  boat. If they grow something on one side of the
  island then it gets moved/shipped to the other
  side of the island.

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Movement of Goods imported

• Goods imported into Jamaica
• -machinery and transport equipment
• -construction materials
• -fuels
• -food
• -chemicals
• -oil

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Movement of goods exported

• Goods exported from Jamaica
• -resources bauxite and alumina
• -sugar, bananas, coffee, beverages, tobacco, and
  chemicals

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HEI Modify

• They cut down trees to get more land. They use
  the cut down trees for building houses.

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HEI Adapt

• The people in Jamaica adapt to the weather by
  wearing shorts and tank tops because it is so
  hot. Sometimes they even wear swim suits.

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HEI Depend

• The people of Jamaica depend on the water from
  the Caribbean so they can have clean water to
  drink.