Geography Of Jamaica

Jamaica, is an island in the West Indies, 90 miles South of Cuba, and it is divided into fourteen parishes. The population is over 2.75 million which 53% of the population lives in the urban surrounding areas. Their national flag has two black triangles that represent historical struggles and hardship with a green triangle which represent agricultural wealth and hope, and yellow cross stripes represent sunshine and minerals resources. The language that they speak is English which reflects the British colonial heritage. Jamaicans speaks really fast but once you have a general conversation from Jamaican’s the words becomes much slower where you can understand what they are saying. Jamaica was ruled by Arawak Indians when Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Lango. Diseases destroyed a large portion the Arawak, so that black slaves were forced to work in the sugar cane plantations. At that times African slaves were brought to the island first by the Spanish and then by the English. The slave trade was outlawed around 1808 and at that time, slaves were at an all time high in the trading industry. Jamaica became independent on August 06, 1962.

Snorkeling, wind surfing and championship main fishing in the beautiful tropical islands in Jamaica. They are best known for growing fresh fruits and vegetables. In their cultural reggae music which was discovered in Jamaica. And for the finest rum and cigars world -wide which also comes from Jamaica. The diversity creates three major difficulties for multicultural counseling. Many cultural groups do not share the same values implied by methods and they do not share the same counseling expectations for the clients conduct or outcome of their counseling sessions. Because of the role of many Jamaicans religions plays a major role in their lives and their rehabilitation process as