Jamaica by Hayden Groos https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05 Hayden Groos en-us 2019-03-05 20:37:25 UTC 2019-03-07 02:27:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 6 Fast Facts hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338131953
  • Jamaica was claimed by Spain after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494.
  • The largest city in Jamaica is Kingston.
  • In Jamaica, they drive on the left side of the road.
  • Jamaica is the home of Reggae Music and well known artist Bob Marley.
  • Jamaica's Currency is the Jamaican Dollar (1 Jamaican dollar=.0079 US dollars.)
  • The fastest man on Earth came from the country of Jamaica, Usain Bolt
    • ]]>     2019-03-05 20:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338131953     Physical Map of Jamaica hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338140135  18.1096° N, 77.2975° W]]> 2019-03-05 20:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338140135 Locator Map of Jamaica hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338141778 Capital:Kingston]]> 2019-03-05 20:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338141778 Food hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338143141 Jamaica's Food is Jerk Chicken]]> 2019-03-05 21:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338143141 Demographics hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338144841
  • The literacy rate in Jamaica is 87.04%.
  • The life expectancy in Jamaica is 75.97 years
  • The GDP of Jamaica is 14.77 billion dollars a year
    • ]]>     2019-03-05 21:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338144841     History of Jamaica hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338613079 The Arawak Indians inhabited the island when Christopher Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Iago. The Spanish ruled Jamaica until the British took over it in 1655.  Disease wiped out the Arawak Indians so black slaves were imported to work in the sugar plantations.  Jamaica gained their independence from The United Kingdom on August 6, 1962]]> 2019-03-06 20:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338613079 Climate of Jamaica hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338620243 The Climate in Jamaica is very tropical.  The average year round temperature for Jamaica is 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.]]> 2019-03-06 21:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338620243 Landscape of Jamaica hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338621446 Jamaica can be divided into three land form regions: The Eastern Mountains, The Central Plateaus, and the Coastal Plains]]> 2019-03-06 21:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338621446 Jamaica's Government hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338685480 Jamaica's government is a Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. Jamaica's prime minister is Andrew Holness. ]]> 2019-03-07 02:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338685480 Jamaica's Languages hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338686798  Jamaica's languages are English and English patois or Jamaican Patois and Jamaican English]]> 2019-03-07 02:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338686798 Jamaica's Religions hgroos14 https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338688124 Most Jamaicans are Christian and practice Protestantism, Anglicanism, and Roman Catholicism. Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Bahai beliefs are also practiced.]]> 2019-03-07 02:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hgroos14/5gpflmsino05/wish/338688124