https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq By: Paige en-us 2019-03-04 16:56:03 UTC 2019-03-06 20:58:58 UTC hello@padlet.com pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/337555145 -Population is around 2.9 million.
-Jamaica was claimed by Spain after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494.
-Reggae music originated in Jamaica, home of well known musician Bob Marley.
-Jamaica produces many talented sportspeople, especially in track & field where athletes such as Usain Bolt, Johan Blake and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have excelled.
-Over 1 million tourists visit Jamaica every year.
-Jamaica is about 56 years old.]]> 2019-03-04 17:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/337555145 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/337566080 -Mountains, volcanoes, hills, valleys and a coastal plain.
-Jamaica´s mountainous terrain is due to the fact that Jamaica lies on the tip of an oceanic mountain and is the product of ancient volcanoes.
-The cordents are 18.1096° N, 77.2975° W.]]> 2019-03-04 17:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/337566080 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338008750 -Kingston is the capital city.
-Kingston is located in the south east parts of Jamaica. ]]> 2019-03-05 17:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338008750 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338010703 Callaloo is one of Jamaica's most popular foods.
ingredients:
-dasheen leaves
-okra
-stems chives
-onions
-sprig thyme
-celery
-garlic clove
-hot peppers]]> 2019-03-05 17:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338010703 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338017003 -Jamaican's life expectancy rates are about 75 years.
-Women usually have about 2 kids.
-Jamaica's death rate was at level of 7 per 1,000 people.
-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population
-Population rate is about 0.05% 200]]> 2019-03-05 17:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338017003 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338468216 -The Discovery of Jamaica is on May 5, 1494.
-Christopher Columbus sailed west to get to the East Indies and came upon the region now called the West Indies (Jamaica).
-On August 6, 1962,Jamaica was granted its independence from England.
-Jamaica from its founding in 1534 until 1872, after which the capital was moved to Kingston.]]> 2019-03-06 16:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338468216 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338472199 -An upland tropical climate prevails on the windward side of the mountains, where as a semiarid climate predominates on the leeward side. Warm trade winds from the east and northeast bring rainfall throughout the year. ]]> 2019-03-06 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338472199 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338473631 - Jamaica can be divided into three landform regions: the eastern mountains, the central valleys and plateaus, and the coastal plains.
- The Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica.]]> 2019-03-06 16:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338473631 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338476009 -Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
- The country is a parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature and party system, based on universal adult suffrage.
-Governor-General appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.]]> 2019-03-06 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338476009 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338477721 -English-based creole language with West African influences.
-They speak Patois and English.]]> 2019-03-06 16:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338477721 pclausen36 https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338613440 - Most Jamaicans are Protestant.
-Protestant means a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation.]]> 2019-03-06 20:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pclausen36/dsmwfc6rahxq/wish/338613440