Haiti by Kamryn Whiting https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4 Kamryn Whiting en-us 2019-03-04 14:52:48 UTC 2026-02-06 20:30:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 6 Fast Facts kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337486139 -Their national tree is the palm tree.
- Their national animal is the Hispaniolan Trogon.
-It's national sport is Association Football(Soccer).
-Haiti's national flower is the hibiscus.
-Haiti was once a haven for pirates of the Caribbean.
- Christopher Columbus is buried there in the Cathedral of Santa Maria. ]]> 2019-03-04 14:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337486139 Physical Map kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337926921 18.9712 °N, 72.2852° W]]> 2019-03-05 14:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337926921 Map of Latin America kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337930448 The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.]]> 2019-03-05 14:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337930448 Food kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337936133 Rice is occasionally eaten with beans alone, but more often than not, some sort of meat completes the dish. Bean purée or sauce pois is often poured on top of white rice. The traditional Haitian sauce pois is less thick than the Cuban's black bean soup.

]]> 2019-03-05 15:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337936133 Demographics kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337942314 -The population is  10,788,440.
-The population growth rate is 1.34%.
-Literacy rate is 60.7%.
-Life expectancy is 64.2 years.
- Birth rate is 23 births/1,000 population.
-Death rate is 7.6 deaths/1,000 population.
]]> 2019-03-05 15:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/337942314 History kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042176 columbus discovered Haiti on December 5, 1492 and claimed is for Spanish crown. In 1625 the French influence began and they became under control of Haiti. then on January 1, 1804 Haiti gained independence. There independence day is celebrated every year on January 1st. ]]> 2019-03-05 17:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042176 Climate kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042250 Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade wind.]]> 2019-03-05 17:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042250 Landscape kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042423 Consists of two peninsulas. It's a rugged, mountainous land dominated by three mountain ranges, Massif De La Hotte, Massif De La Selle, and Massif Da Nord.]]> 2019-03-05 17:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042423 Government kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042558 Their government is semi-presidential republic. The current leader of haiti is Jovenel Moïse. he took office February 7th, 2017. the term length is five years you can serve two terms but not twice in a row.]]> 2019-03-05 17:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042558 Language kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042721 there are only two official languages of Haiti which are French and Creole.]]> 2019-03-05 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042721 Religion kwhiting36 https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042846 -Roman Catholic (official) 54.7%
-Protestant 28.5% 
-Voodoo (official) 2.1% 
-Other 4.6%
-None 10.2%]]> 2019-03-05 17:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kwhiting36/7epo6jbtdgh4/wish/338042846