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Jamaica
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Maps
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Facts and figures
• Kingston is the capital of Jamaica• The relative size of Jamaica is around the size of
Connecticut or Puerto Rico.• Kingston is the place where the government building
is located in Jamaica.• There is more than 2.8 million people living in
Jamaica and that is a lot!• The HDI is 80
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Land and climate
• Jamaica is in the Caribbean which means that it is a very warm place to live
• Jamaica is part of a group called the West Indies• Jamaica has many rainforests plants ,springs and rivers• Even though Jamaica has hot weather, there can be
hurricanes which can destroy houses and leave thousands of people homeless.
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Famous Landmarks
• Bob Marley Museum• Rose Hall Great House• Columbus Park
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Bob Marley Museum
• The Bob Marley Museum is in Kingston, Jamaica.• The Bob Marley Museum is dedicated to a famous
reggae singer named Bob Marley.• This place is one of Jamaica's famous historical
places.
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Rose Hall Great House
• The Rose Hall Great House is one of the greatest Jamaican houses.
• The Rose Hall Great House is located in Montego Bay.• This landmark is known to host many weddings .
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Columbus Park
• The Columbus Park is in Discovery Bay.• This famous landmark is where Columbus marked his
spot in Jamaica. • The Columbus park is a heavy tourist gather from all
places in Jamaica
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Food• The commonly known dish is salt fish (salted codfish) with ackee
(a fruit that looks and tastes a little like scrambled eggs when it is cooked),
• Jamaican food is usually hot and spicy from the peppers used to flavor the sauces.
• Roasted meat and fish seasoned with a spicy sauce called jerk is sold and eaten everywhere in Jamaica
• Jamaicans often serve rice and beans with their meals; they call this dish rice and peas.
• Pineapple upside down cake is also a very popular dessert to eat.
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Music
• Jamaica is famous for a type of music called reggae, which has become popular all over the world since the 1970s.
• Reggae has its roots in different kinds of Jamaican and American music and in a group called Rastafarians.
• They wear long, twisty braids called dreadlocks and help promote peace, love, and living in harmony with nature
• Reggae music is usually about peace, love, freedom, poverty, and justice.
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Music symbols and flags
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Life As A Kid
• Depending on where they live, Jamaican children are expected to do lots of chores. In the city, kids have to make their beds, do laundry, and help keep the house clean.
• In the countryside, they sometimes have to look after farm animals (cows, chickens, and goats).
• Kids look forward to the times when they can go to the river or the beach, almost all Jamaican children know how to swim.
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Jamaican kids
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Religion
• Most Jamaicans are Protestants.• Three percent of the people are Roman Catholic.• Many Jamaicans mix Christianity with African religions.• The vast majority of Jamaican churchgoers are women and
children. • Followers believe in peace and share a close relationship with
nature.
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beaches
• The most popular beach in Jamaica is doctors cave beach which is located in Montego Bay.
• Doctors Cave beach is a great place to go snorkeling and just swim in the beautiful clear turquoise water.
• Doctors Cave beach is also amazing because it is surrounded with corral and white sand.
• Another beautiful beach is Dunns river beach located right under the Dunns river falls!
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Agriculture
• Jamaicans grow many different types of tropical fruits
• Pimento is kind of like a red bell pepper that Jamaicans grow and gets chopped up and put in to green olives
• Sugar cane is a favorite to many Jamaicans. You have to chew on it until you get the sweet taste then you spit it out.
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The Blue Mountains
• The Blue Mountains are the largest mountain formations in Jamaica.
• The Blue mountains are at least 30 miles long and they start in the east.
• The Blue Mountains are most famous for the blue mountain coffee that people drink from allover the world.
• The Blue mountains are covered with trees and plants.• It rains so much each year in the Blue mountains that some of
the land gets eroded.
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Rivers
• The black river was thought to be the longest river in Jamaica but actually the Rio Minho river is.
• The black river got its name from all the gunk and layers of seaweed and plants which make the under water look black.
• A fact is that over 100 different species of birds have been seen near the black river
• As the Black river travels it goes through any water falls that block its way.
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Major cities
• Negril• Montego bay• Kingston
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Negril
• Negril used to be nothing more than a light house and lots of crabs the type that are good for eating
• When you think of Negril you may think about hippies because hippies actually found Negril
• Soon after the hippies modern people soon learned about Negril and you know what that leads to. Huge paradise buildings and resorts of all kinds!
• Now Negril is a beautiful place filled with shops and people thanks to the hippies Negril is a very exiting place to go to if you ever visit Jamaica.
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Montego bay
• Most cruise lines that travel to Jamaica go to Montego bay
• Montego bay is jammed packed with fun activities to do including snorkeling, excursions ,tours and so much more!
• The streets of Montego bay are colorful and filled with stores also one word PACKED!
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Kingston
• Kingston is the capital of Jamaica• Kingston is not exactly a place with tons of resorts but you
may be surprised about how much fun you can have there than you think
• Kingston is home to the Bob Marley museum• Kingston is located in the southeastern part of jamaica
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Holidays
• Jamaican love Christmas• For a lot of Jamaicans, Christmas is a religious
holiday.• The best part of this holiday for Jamaican kids is the
food.• Kids also enjoy Christmas eve. They love Christmas
eve because it’s the time of the year where they can stay out as long as they want.
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Personal Appearance
• While Jamaicans may dress in a variety of ways, women try to keep themselves and their children well dressed, especially at church.
• Children wear uniforms for school.• Clothing and accessories that are worn throughout the
island often show Rastafarian colors (green, red, and gold).• Many Jamaicans wear their hair in dreadlocks, mostly
Rastafarians, who do not cut their hair. • Professional men usually cut their hair short, though long
hairstyles are starting to gain enter in the professional world.
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Climate
• The temperature in Jamaica is very hot even in the winter
• It only rains a couple days a month if that!• Though it is hot in Jamaica you have to take a
risk because they have hurricanes and other natural disasters
• Some people think that it is good when it rains because that means that means that farmers crops can grow.
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Instruments
• When Jamaicans make music they use a lot of drums and maracas
• Sometimes you may see a flute made out of wood because that is what native Jamaicans made.
• Jamaicans got a lot of there instruments from African descents and they also got some of there style of music from the Africans.
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Language
• English is the official language of Jamaica. • But Jamaican's ability to speak and understand
standard English may depend on the person's level of education.
• Patois (an English-based creole with West African influences) often used in everyday conversation.
• Jamaican speech, whether in English or patois, has a rhythmic and melodic quality.
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Jamaican sea creatures
Sharptail Eel • This attractive Eel is often found gliding across sand flats, in
and around coral rubble and sea grass beds.
Fairy Basslet• Also called The Royal Gramma. Lives in and around cracks and
holes. Often found swimming upside down.
Rocky Beauty • Often seen single or in pairs around coral heads and rocky
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Games and sports
• Nearly all young kids play cricket, which is a game similar to baseball. Cricket matches go on for several hours, and some can last for days!
• As girls get older they begin playing netball which is like basket ball without dribbling and boys play soccer.
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Getting around
• The main roads in Jamaica, especially in the cities, are in pretty good condition.
• But in the country side there are holes in the road and always lots of animals on the street.
• The people that live in the country side don’t usually have cars so they depend on many different types of transportation
• The island also has over 30 airports, the two largest in Kingston and Montego Bay.
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National bird
• The national bird for Jamaica is called a doctor bird or a streamer tailed hummingbird.
• You may see a doctor bird in a forest or a garden with lots of flowers surrounding it.
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National flower
• The national flower in Jamaica is the Lignum Vitae.
• When translated in latten the Lignum Vitae is called Wood of life.
• The Lignum Vitae is a beautiful flower with leaves that can heal up cuts and other injuries
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National tree
• The national tree in Jamaica is called the Blue Mahoe
• The Blue Mahoe’s bark is used for making many things such as cabinets, bowls, a type of lute and so much more.
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Jamaica time
• In Jamaica they have there own time• If you get invited to a party you show up at
least a little early or just on time right?• Well not in Jamaica if you show up even ten
minutes late you are what they call super early and if you lived in Jamaica and you hosted a party you wouldn’t be surprised if most people didn’t come until at least 50 minutes after the party started!
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Fun facts!!!• Jamaica is the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean.• Jamaicans call KFC Keeps From Cooking
• The Blue Mountains in Jamaica are named for the mists that often cover them, which look blue from far away.
• Jamaica was the first tropical country to get into the Winter Olympics.
• The national dish of Jamaica is Ackee and Salt fish.
• Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean.
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Resources• carnivoreemail./comhiltoncaribbean.com• Mobey.com• 123independenceday.com• Culture grams• rosehall.com/explore/history.html• Wikipedia• Discoverjamaica.comwww.• 10-facts-about.com/Jamaica/id/29• Buzzle.com• jamaicatravelandculture.com• www.real-jamaica-vacations.com• www.jamaicanpost.com
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