1. Jamaica

2. Jamaica  Sugarcane  Blue Mt. coffee, bananas, citrus fruits, and yams  cocoa, pimento, chickens, and goats

3. Jamaica Other Things To Do…  Chukka- Blue Adventure Canopy Tours  The Rugged South Coast

4. Jamaica  Port Royal (Kingston)  Ocho Rios -Bob Marley Mausoleum -Bob Marley Mausoleum

5. Jamaica  Reggae --before Reggae was Mento --before Reggae was Mento Mento: a loose-sounding folk music Mento: a loose-sounding folk music  Calypso  Ska --Happy & Hopeful music --Happy & Hopeful music  Rocksteady --More angry and harsh --More angry and harsh

6. Jamaica Unemployment/ Rate of Exchange  In 2008 the unemployment rate was 9.9%.  The rate of exchange is always changing.

7. Jamaica  Jamaica has improved in the last 15 years  In 2005, 14.8% lived in poverty (while in 1990 it was 28.4%) (while in 1990 it was 28.4%)  Jamaica is a third world country

8. Jamaica Famous Jamaicans  Bob Marley (Reggae Musician) (Reggae Musician) Carla Campbell (Model) Ricardo Gardner (Soccer Player)

9. Jamaica  In Negril Jamaica buildings are not allowed to be built higher than the palm trees. Pretty Scenery Happy People Small Buildings

10. Jamaica  A celebration -also a dance and musical tradition -also a dance and musical tradition  Dances with small, patchy movements  Sometimes done in a theatrical way

11. Jamaica  An island in the Caribbean Sea  Slightly Smaller then Connecticut Connecticut

12. Jamaica Jamaican Crafts  Jewelry, Pottery, and things using natural sources  Cloth Goods are also common

13. Jamaica Economic Indicators  Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD).  88 JMDs = 1 US dollar.

14. Jamaica Government  Government type: constitutional parliamentary democracy  Independence: 6 August 1962 (from UK )  Legal system: based on English common law Gov.Type Indep ende nce Legal Syste m Date1962 TypeCon.Parl.Dem.FromUK Engli sh Com mon Law

15. Jamaica  Nine Night: after the death of a loved one  Jamaica is known for reggae music.  Language: Patois Patois: Combination of broken French and English Patois: Combination of broken French and English

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