What do you know about the Caribbean?
What are the most interesting, obscure, strange or funny facts you can find out about the 700 plus islands that make up the Caribbean?
Have you thought about books set in the Caribbean, the different countries and their histories, the animals and vegetation found there and the food and culture?
African slaves were brought to the Caribbean to cut down sugar cane. Also, there are over 100 different types of butterflies in the Caribbean. There is a famous bird called the humming bird it got a doctor tale and it looks like a doctor vest. There also have a lot of beaches because the Caribbean is made up of 700 islands.
ReplyDeleteThe most important part of Barbados is Oystins because there are lots of traditional communities but the most busy part it the tourist part. Antigua has 300 different types of plants. In Panama they speak Spanish, my great grand Mother was from there. If you get ill Cuba has the best health care in the entire Caribbean.
ReplyDeleteSuper research Ellie. Have you asked you gran what it was like being at school in Barbados?
DeleteThe most food they eat in Jamaica is jerk chicken because they find lots of chicken in there country.Even in the school they wack the children when they do not listen to the teacher or if they be silly.
ReplyDeleteJamaica is won of the hottest country and the most food they is jerk chicken and rice and very popular in Jamaica . The Jamaican beaches very hot . Bob Marley and using bolt is also popular in Jamaica . All carribean is sorrunded by water and all carribean country's is very hot like Jamaica , Trinidad .
ReplyDeleteWhat other facts did you learn about growing up in the Caribbean from our parents who visited last week, Assia?
ReplyDeleteIn Jamaica They have a little of amount of food at school and if a child come and say I want more they will wack you.Even when your at school you shout and then you will hear a Eco then they answer.
ReplyDeleteThe Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South
ReplyDelete.In the caribbean when it is raining it is sill hot unlike other
ReplyDeleteconternents when it rains it is cold and when it dose not rain it
is hot and sunny.
.Also the caribbean there are lots of beaches and lots of islands
in school in the carabbean if there late to school they get exspelled or if you get in trobble they would make them walk back from were they came from evan if thet walked from far then come back to school and if you have bad languge they would get slap you with a cane.
ReplyDeleteThe people of the Caribbean irland always go to the beach because is a very hot day sometimes the people go to the tropical jungle,people likes cooking fish in the barbecue,jerk chicken and meet.People likes going for a walk in the beach,people realy like to eat jerk chicken and fish.
ReplyDelete7 Facts About Jamaica.
ReplyDelete1. Jamaica is an island nation located in the Caribbean.
2. In 2012 the population of Jamaica was estimated to be around 2.9 million.
3. The capital and largest city in Jamaica is Kingston.
4. Jamaica was claimed by Spain after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494. It then came under English rule in 1655 before gaining independence in 1962.
5. The longest mountain range in Jamaica is called the Blue Mountains. Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point on the island at 2256 metres (7402 feet).
6. Jamaica has a tropical climate with high temperatures and humid weather.
7. Jamaica is prone to damage caused by hurricanes.
Jamaica has 8 native snake species, but relax, none of them are venomous.
In Jamaica they drive on the left-hand side of the road.
The currency is the Jamaican dollar.
Jamaica exports agricultural products such as bananas, coffee and sugar.
Languages spoken in Jamaica include Jamaican Patois and Jamaican English. Reggae music originated in Jamaica, home of well known musician Bob Marley.
I can taste the crisp,scrumptious,spicy jerk chicken
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