Cuba by Alexus Bohms https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu By: Alexus en-us 2019-03-04 15:31:33 UTC 2023-05-20 12:21:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Facts: abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337508276 - Cuba's main trading partners are, Netherlands, Canada,China, Spain,Venezuela, U.S.,  and Brazil
-  US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease
-In 1961, a U.S.-backed group of Cuban exiles invaded Cuba. Planned during the Eisenhower administration, the invasion was given the go-ahead by President John Kennedy, although he refused to give U.S. air support. 
-Cuba's Capital is Havana
-A Soviet attempt to install medium-range missiles in Cuba—capable of striking targets in the United States with nuclear warheads—provoked a crisis in 1962.
-81-year-old Castro released a public statement declaring that he was not healthy enough to campaign in the upcoming parliamentary elections, although he has not withdrawn from the election. 

]]> 2019-03-04 15:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337508276 Physical Map abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337518511 Cuba is located-
21.5218.N
77.7812.W]]> 2019-03-04 15:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337518511 Locator Map abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337953274 The Capital of Cuba is Havana.]]> 2019-03-05 15:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337953274 Cuban Food abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337962543 One Cuban food is Churros. 
Churros ar; dough fried and covered in sugar and sometimes cinnamon.]]> 2019-03-05 15:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337962543 Demographics of Cuba abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337966528 Imports:
  • Machinery
  • Food and Fuel Products
Exports:
  • Refined Fuels
  • Sugar
  • Nickle
]]> 2019-03-05 15:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337966528 History abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337970428 In the 1800s, Cuba's sugarcane industry boomed, receiving a massive numbers of black slaves. A simmering independence movement turned into open warfare from 1867-1878. Slavery was banned in 1886. In 1895, the poet José Marti led the struggle that finally ended Spanish rule, thanks largely to U.S. intervention in 1898 after the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor.]]> 2019-03-05 15:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/337970428 Climate abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338415657 Cuba is bordered by the Caribbean Sea & by the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. Prevailing trade winds combine with warm waters of the Gulf Stream to produce a mild and semitropical climate. Cuba's mean temperature is about 77°F in winter and only slightly more, perhaps 80°F to 85°F, in summer. Averages range only between 70°F and 82°F (27°C) for the coldest and warmest months. Summer readings as high as 100°F have been recorded. Occasional near-freezing temperatures occur only in mountain areas.]]> 2019-03-06 15:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338415657 Geography abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338428431 Cuba is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. 
mean elevation-108 m 
lowest point-Caribbean Sea 0m
highest point-Pico Turquino 1,974m
]]> 2019-03-06 15:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338428431 Government abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338430739 Cuba's Government is a communist state. 
Time difference- its same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time. Cube got their independence in May 20th ,1902. Their legal system is a civil law system based on Spanish civil code. Their national anthem is "La Bayamesa" (The Bayamo Song).]]> 2019-03-06 15:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338430739 Language abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338434526 Cuba's official language is Spanish. Though some speak English.]]> 2019-03-06 15:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/338434526 Religion abohms79 https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/339342960 Most of the people in cuba are concidered Roman Chathlics. The largest organized religion in cuba is the Roman Chathlic Church.]]> 2019-03-08 15:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abohms79/dms3pazyzxqu/wish/339342960