8A/ Jamaica by anna pekonen https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica en-us 2015-01-15 13:03:03 UTC 2023-02-24 18:43:39 UTC hello@padlet.com LANGUAGE https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246096 Official language is English. Most of the population are used to speak English-African (Creole language) known as Jamaican Patois.

]]> 2015-01-15 13:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246096 MUSIC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246587 One of the most known music from Jamaica is reggae. Some other popular genres are folk, dancehall and ska jazz.

]]> 2015-01-15 13:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246587 CRIME https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246626 Highest murder rates in whole world.

]]> 2015-01-15 13:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246626 RELIGION https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246783 Chruch Of God (24%), Seventh-day Adventist Church (11%), Pentecostal (10%), Baptist (7%), Angelican (4%), Roman Catholic (2%), United Church (2%), Methodist (2%), Moravian (1%), Plymouth Brethren (1%).

]]> 2015-01-15 13:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46246783 FLAG https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46247075 2015-01-15 13:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46247075 EDUCATION https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46249889 Early childhood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

]]> 2015-01-15 13:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46249889 BASIC INFO https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46250251 Island Country, situated in Carribean Sea.

10 990 square kilometres.

Queen Elizabeth ll as monarch and head of state.

Capital Kingston

National Day is celebrated on the first Monday of August.

]]> 2015-01-15 13:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46250251 FOOD annapekonen https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46554858 Jamaican food is a mixture of different cultures, it is influenced by different countries, such as China, India, Spain and parts of Africa and United Kingdom. Some popular Jamaican dishes are curry chicken, corned beef and pork chops.

Mango and ice cream are popular desserts in Jamaica. Ice cream is typically made with coconut milk and come in flavours such as soursoup, grapenut and rum and raisin. Some other Jamaican desserts are potato pudding, toto and asham.

]]> 2015-01-19 11:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46554858 MAP https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46957744 2015-01-22 12:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46957744 TOURISTS https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958268 Over 1 million tourists visit Jamaica every year. Tourism employs almost one-fourth of Jamaican people.

]]> 2015-01-22 12:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958268 PRODUCTS https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958430 Jamaica produces produces such as banana, coffee, chocolatesand sugar.

]]> 2015-01-22 12:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958430 SPORTS https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958951 Most popular sports are from Britain; the most popular slport is cricket. Popular sport includes football, netball and athletics.

]]> 2015-01-22 12:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46958951 FAMOUS JAMICANS https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46959462 Bob Marley (reggae artist), Usain Bolt (sprint runner), Jimmy Cliff (singer, actor), Shaggy (rapper, reggae artist) etc.

]]> 2015-01-22 12:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46959462 NATIONAL ANTHEM https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46960859 Jamaica, Land We Love is Jamaica's national anthem.

]]> 2015-01-22 12:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46960859 NATURE https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46963591 Jamaica's nature contains white beaches, beautiful turquoise seas and majestic mountains. It intertwines between sleepy villages and lively towns.

]]> 2015-01-22 13:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46963591 PEOPLE https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46964718 91.4% of Jamaicans are black, 3.4% Asian, 1.2% white/European and 0.8% other ethnic origins. Population in 2012, July was

2 889 178.

]]> 2015-01-22 13:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46964718 ANIMALS https://padlet.com/annapekonen/8ajamaica/wish/46965965 There are over 300 species of birds in Jamaica and 28 of them live only in Jamaica. There are not many mammals on Jamaica, but it is home to over 50 reptiles, such as American crocodiles and iguanas.

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