https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree en-us 2019-06-15 01:17:57 UTC 2024-06-01 18:45:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f30d.png bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367669534 Jamaica is an island country placed in the caribbean sea in Central America. It has a population of almost 3 million people, and a high HDI of 0,732.

Jamaica is a british Commonwealth realm, with Elizabeth II as its queen. The island is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with the Parliament of Jamaica, a bicameral house formed by the senate, with indicated representatives, and the House of Representatives, wich are elected by the citizens.

]]> 2019-06-15 01:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367669534 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367671560 The Arawak and Taíno indigenous people were the first ones to settle down in the island. When Colombo arrived, they registered the existance of more than 200 villages.

Jamaica was first colonized by Spain, since the 16th century to the second half of the 17th. After that, it passed to british domain, until the second half of 20th century, when it became officially independent. Although it had the independence delcared, it remais still a british influence zone, as part of the Commonwealth.


]]> 2019-06-15 02:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367671560 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367671956 Jamaica’s economy relies on major sectors of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism, petroleum refining, financial and insurance services. Tourism and mining are the leading earners of foreign exchange. Half the Jamaican economy relies on services, with half of its income coming from services such as tourism. An estimated 4.3 million foreign tourists visit Jamaica every year because of its beautiful beaches.]]> 2019-06-15 02:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367671956 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367672025 Just as Jamaica, New Zealand is also an island, but situated in Oceania. The most important islands are Stewart and Chatam. New Zealand in maori is Aotearoa, that means "Land of Great White Cloud".]]> 2019-06-15 02:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367672025 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367672825 The territory of New Zealand was one of the last to be occupied by human beings. The first ones to get there were the polinesians from east, that developed a different culture known as Maori.

Maori culture was very opressed and made invisible by the colonizers, but since the last century efforts are being made to restore the Maori culture and keep it alive.]]> 2019-06-15 02:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367672825 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673091 Taupo is a region in New Zealand that has very active vulcanic activity.]]> 2019-06-15 02:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673091 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673095 I found this video on youtube, and liked it a lot, its very interesting.]]> 2019-06-15 02:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673095 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673446 This song is called Cheerleader, by the jamaican singer OMI. This song got viral all over the world in 2015, and I loved it then.]]> 2019-06-15 02:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673446 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673467 Australia is a southern hemisfer country, located in Oceania. It is the smallest continental area in the world, and is also refered as "australian continent". Australia comprehends the called "australian continent", Tasmania island and several other tiny islands. ]]> 2019-06-15 02:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673467 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673981 Before european colonization, more than 250 indigenous tribes lived there, known as aborigens. 
The first european contact was with the dutch, but after the british claimed the area for itself, and that's how this English speaking country was formed as we know it nowadays.

]]> 2019-06-15 03:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367673981 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367674173 Australia has a free-market based economy, with high rates of human development, and cities among the most livables of the world.

It was one of the few contries that were able to overcome 2008/2009 financial crises. ]]> 2019-06-15 03:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367674173 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367674423

• Australia is the world's 6th largest country by area.
• The largest cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
• A desert area known as the ‘outback’ covers much of the land.
• The world's largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, is found off the north-eastern coast of Australia.
• Australia is home to a variety of unique animals, including the koala, kangaroo, emu, kookaburra and platypus.
• Australia has over 750 different reptile species, more than any other country in the world.
• Australia hosted the 1956 (Melbourne) and 2000 (Sydney) Summer Olympics.

]]> 2019-06-15 03:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367674423 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675880 South Africa is an african nation, located in the extreme south of the continent.It is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is the fourth highest number in the world.
South Africa has one of the continent's biggest and most developed economies. ]]> 2019-06-15 03:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675880 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675887 South Africa was the country my grouo had to make a presentation about. It was a very enriching experience, because the country you have to present about is the one you get most envolved and gets deeply imersed in the culture. ]]> 2019-06-15 03:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675887 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675894 The Boers were remainers of the dutch first colonists. They resisted british domain, specially when the british ended slavery. For some time they could have their own lands, in Transvaal, Cape Colony and Orange Free State. But after the English took it back.]]> 2019-06-15 03:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675894 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675907 Mandela was the leader of the movement against Apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a racist segregation regime that was in force until 1994. After Apartheid's white minority was defeated, Mandela was the first president. ]]> 2019-06-15 03:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367675907 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676527 Hong Kong is an administrative region of China. It consists of the Hong Kong Island, that China gave to Great Britain in 1842. The Chinese-British joint declaration signed on December 19, 1984, paved the way for the entire territory to be returned to China, which occurred July 1, 1997 (but people still identify themselves more like hongkongers than chinese).

Hong Kong is the world's fourth-most densely populated region.]]> 2019-06-15 04:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676527 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676543 In the past, English was only spoken by the elite. The rest of the population used Cantonese as their communication language in daily life.

When British colonization stated, English was made an official language. 

Nowadays both languages, English and Cantonese are used in Hong Kong.]]> 2019-06-15 04:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676543 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676546 Hong Kong has a capitalist mixed service economy, characterised by low taxation, minimal government market intervention, and an established international financial market. It is the world's 35th-largest economy, with a GDP of almost 360 billion dollars. The territory has a relatively high level of income disparity. The currency used there is the Hong Kong Dollar.]]> 2019-06-15 04:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676546 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676548 2019-06-15 04:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367676548 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677316 Philippines is an archipelagic country, like many others presented in class. It is formed by more than 7,6 thousand islands. The capital city is Manila.
The Philippines's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the it suffer from earthquakes and typhoons, but also means it has abundant natural resources and one of the world's greatest biodiversity.]]> 2019-06-15 04:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677316 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677353 Rodrigo Duterte is the conservative right winged president from Philippines. He is often compared to Bolsonaro, because of their posture and the fact that both of them take advantage of the high rates of crime in their countries as electoral strategie to get people support. 

Duterte have made several homophobic statements and encourages the mass murder of drug users as a state policy.]]> 2019-06-15 04:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677353 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677364 As an IR student, it is important to know the cultures of different countries, and learn to respect them. English one of the most relevant languages in our globalized world, but we may wrongly sum it up tp the US and England. English is spoken in several other countries because of colonization. 
It was so good to get to know all these countries through the presentations. ]]> 2019-06-15 04:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677364 bianchaos https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677381 2019-06-15 04:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/367677381 marcoacpontes https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/370390820 Hi, Bianca. I really liked how you developed your portfolio, you made use of many visual resources and were able to comment on most of the info given by your classmates. Your final grade is 9,5. Congrats!]]> 2019-07-06 21:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bianchaos/portfoliothree/wish/370390820