Water scarcity has a huge impact on food production. Without water people do not have a means of watering their crops and, therefore, to provide food for the fast growing population. The main way to farm is Irrigation. Irrigation is a method of transporting water to crops in order to maximize the amount of crops produced. Home to 6.3 percent …show more content…
Puerto Rico doesn’t pay federal taxes, they speak spanish. Puerto Rico’s advantages of being a state is, they can vote for president. They can be first class citizens.. Plus, the country has done well in international competition and it has become a source of pride; becoming a state would mean losing all of this distinction. Integration as a full state would bring job opportunities and a wealth of benefits to a country that desperately needs it. Puerto rico citizens are able to come to the U.S. without a problem. U.S. americans are generally able to stay there without restriction and do not even need a passport to travel there
Based on the latest U. S. Census, the population of Puerto Rico is roughly three million seven hundred twenty six thousand 3,725,789 people. The Island than area of 3,435 square miles. Rainfall averages 69 inches per year. The year-around temperatures range from 74°F in the winter to 81°F in the summer. Puerto Rico was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and shortly thereafter the island was conquered and settled by the Spaniards. It had remained a Spanish possession for four centuries. Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the United States since 1917.
Facts about puerto rico. Spanish and english are there main languages. 25 percent of the population speak english. November 19 was the day that puerto rico was discovered. Puerto rico’s national bird is the Reina Mora. The legal age to drink