Have you ever wanted to visit an exotic, tropical island like Jamaica? Jamaica is an extremely interesting country when it comes to its physical and human geography. Jamaica’s physical geography is made up of a numerous amount of features. Some of these features will include rocks and minerals, landforms, plant and animal life, and the climate. We can also look at the soils, environment, and the oceans. These can all contribute to the physical geography of Jamaica. The human geography of Jamaica is just as remarkable as the physical geography. The features that go along with the human geography are features such as the population, recreational activity, and the political systems. It also includes the religion of Jamaica, social traditions, and economic activities. Jamaica is a country that has a picturesque layout to the land when it comes to the physical and human geography of the country.
Jamaica is made up of a couple of different rocks and minerals. These rocks and minerals are what make up their landforms such as their mountain ranges and plains. The main groups of rocks that make up Jamaica from oldest to youngest are early Cretaceous, late Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene (users.skyne.be). These rocks range from 120 million years old to 2 million years old. In Jamaica, they have made an obelisk monument that has all the different rocks stacked onto each other to show the age of them. The oldest of the rocks being on the bottom and as you go up on the monument the rocks get younger. The obelisk was built in February of 1984(users.skynet.be). Jamaica is also made up of different minerals as well. These minerals include limestone, marble, and bauxite. Limestone is the mineral that ...
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...se it is so clear and an abundance of marine life. After a person is done with all of their recreational activities, they need a way to be transported somewhere. Jamaica has all the main forms of transportation. A person can travel by boat, car, bus, bike, or through the air (Lonely Planet). Transportation in Jamaica is never an issue when trying to get somewhere.
Jamaica is an extremely exotic and tropical island when it comes to all of its different features. It has so many different landforms such as the Blue Mountains or the St. Elizabeth River. The plant and animal life is just amazing with all the tropical birds or even the beautiful flowers. Jamaica’s human life is just as tremendous. The families in this country trust each other and they are the most important things in each other’s lives. Jamaica seems like an amazing place to live and visit as a tourist.
“Jamaica’s a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that.”(Michael Franti) In this paper, I will talk about the geography, the history of Jamaica, the people that live there now and that lived there in the past, the lifestyle of the society, and the society, like the government and economy.
The island is in the Caribbean and is a popular place for cruise ships to dock. They usually dock at Old San Juan because there are a lot of Islanders on this part, and people who visit Puerto Rico like to visit here too. Another thing that Puerto Rico has that people like to visit are the beaches. At night, there is a party atmosphere on the
You should know about the Bahamas because it will be a great place to take your family on a vacation.
Haiti is a very interesting country, people always want to visit places like Florida where it’s tropical. Well, if you want to visit a really tropical place you should go to Haiti. I promise you it doesn’t matter why you are going there: vacation, mission trip, or anything. You won’t regret it. I’m going to tell you more about Haiti, and how amazing it can be.
There are over 200 beaches in Cuba; simply a paradise for beach lovers. There are enough beaches in Cuba to fit any and every taste, and some can be found close to some of Cuba's best attractions. The beaches of Cuba are the biggest attraction of Cuba tourism. Varadero Beach is considered to be one of the most famous beaches of the world. Cuba’s beaches provide all types of recreation; Sailing, Cuba Scuba diving, Cuba Sailing, Aqua Bikes, Kayaking, and water skiing are among the most popular.
Jamaican cuisine can be a mixture of everything according to my research. When slaves were brought to Jamaica they mixed their ways of cooking with the Jamaican ways of cooking. According to Cultures of the World: Jamaica “Jamaican Cuisine is a history lesson in itself.” That's is true because so many many cultures mix together to make Jamaican cuisine.
United States and Jamaica have many similarities such as they were both under British rule for several years, and they both elect officials to govern the country. However the differences between the two are quite vast when it comes to the quality of education, government, and healthcare. When the three are compared it is clear to see that in terms of where is a better place for a child to grow up the United States is a better place to be.
The Westerner referring most commonly to those that are of European descent see the island of Jamaica, to be exotic, a place of wonder and discovery, which is why they decided to settle in hopes of exploring this unknown territory to find adventure just as Edward Said described in Latent and Manifest Orientalism. To this day modern westerners, tourists, have the same mentality that Said described when they travel to Jamaica, they see it as a place to of adventure, a vacation from the boredom and stress that they have experienced back home. What tourists do not realize is that they are able to experience this adventure at the expense of other people’s hard work and labor, which is the Natives daily life. These people may bask all day in what the tourist thinks they enjoy the...
Perhaps more than any other nation in the world, Japan is shaped by its geography to a tremendous extent. Technically classified as an archipelago, Japan is a curved chain of four islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, plus over a thousand smaller islands). However, it is first and foremost an island nation, a fact which isolated Japan from the rest of the world. The second largest influence in Japanese geography is the size of the nation. The total area of Japan proper is a little under 143 thousand square miles; the contiguous United States spreads across just over 3 million. To say that
“Out of many, one people.” This Jamaican motto is commonly used to portray that even though the people of the country are of many different races, backgrounds and cultures they are all share one common ground. Though a small country, Jamaican culture has many factors have globally impacted others such as Germany, China, and Africa. The people of Jamaica also pride themselves on how diverse their country is from the culturally mixed population to the melting pot of many foods to the wide variety of music. The music of Jamaica is one of the main factors that makes Jamaica unique. The music of Jamaica includes many popular genres such as calypso, ska, dancehall; the more modern form of reggae and the most popular reggae.
12 Nov. 2013. Brooks, Sheer. “’A Squatter in My Own Country!’ Spatial Manifestations of Social Exclusion in a Jamaican Tourist Resort Town.” New Perspectives in Caribbean. Tourism.
Culturally, reggae plays many roles and is a way in which many Jamaicans tend to define themselves. The social impact of reggae music has largely impacted life in Jamaica. It has also created an understanding of Jamaican lifestyle and culture for the rest of the world. It is a form of music for the masses in which their word can be heard and spoken. It is a way to celebrate their nationalism and life. For as long as there's been Jamaican music it's remained inseparable to the people and the country responsible for it.
Jamaica, meaning “Land of Wood and Water” is the third largest island with 10,991 square kilometers located in the Caribbean south of Cuba and west of Haiti. It has many rivers and beaches. Mountains are also a major portion of Jamaica’s landscape. The Population of Jamaica is 2.7 million in 2010 (PAHO, 2012). Jamaica’s climate is tropical with temperatures of 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit (CON, 2013). Tainos, also referred to as Arawaks are the first people known to settle in Jamaica. Ethnicity of Jamaica is very diverse. Beliefs and customs in Jamaica are also very diverse with the majority of the population coming from many different countries bringing beliefs, and customs with them. The main Language is English. Government in Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy and is considered an upper middle-income country with a population of 2,769 (WHO, 2014). The health system in Jamaica is overseen by the Ministry of Health, a branch of the Jamaican government. Jamaica has made major strides in improving their economic and health in a relatively short period of time since only becoming an independent country in the year 1962.
Geographical concepts have been traced back to ancient days, geography is defining as the scientific study of the location of people and activity across earth and reasons for their distribution. It asks where and why things are where they are. Geographers organizes materials by the places they are located, thus being they have concluded that what happens in one place affects what happens in another place and can further affect conditions in the near future. Like any other subject geography has its own language and knowledge for better understanding of its concepts. Thinking geographically means learning the language, we need both geographical vocabulary and grammar in order to do this. Geography has concepts that enables us to have geographical