Essay About Jamaica
When you are an American citizen you really don’t know too much about the world other than the United States of America. Only possible ways to learn about other countries outside of the United States is to travel to them, read articles, do research or watch documentaries on them. With there being over one hundred other countries in the world other than the United States of America, one country that seems very interesting to me is Jamaica. Jamaica caught my interest because many of my family members have been on a cruise to Jamaica, and I have heard some say Jamaica it’s very beautiful, and heard some say that Jamaica is very poor. I don’t believe it’s possible for a place to look beautiful, and poor at the same time. I do know that Jamaica
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Jamaica’s terrain consists mainly of mountains with rivers. The Black River is the widest , and the Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica. The longest mountains range is the Blue Mountains, and is famous because of the coffee. Jamaica mostly stays warm because of how close it is to the equator. The average temperature in July is eighty-two degrees Fahrenheit, and in January the lowest temperature is sixty-six degrees Fahrenheit. With the nice warm weather there is at least a 30% chance of rainfall each month throughout the year. Jamaica’s biggest environmental issue seems to be deforestation, which is from the coastal waters being polluted by waste. Jamaica is a peripheral country because it is less developed, and depends on one type of economic activity such as extracting, or exporting material to core regions. Vegetation that is found in Jamaica is fruit trees, hardwood, orchids, and cocoa. Since Jamaica is an agricultural country their vegetation was stripped away for agriculture. Jamaica has three main natural resources, which are Bauxite, Gypsum, and Limestone. Bauxite is a rock that contains aluminum oxide, and can be used to make aluminum foil. Gypsum is a mineral found in the grass, and is used to make cement. Lastly, Limestone is an element that makes pipes, cement, and
Jamaica’s terrain consists mainly of mountains with rivers. The Black River is the widest , and the Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica. The longest mountains range is the Blue Mountains, and is famous because of the coffee. Jamaica mostly stays warm because of how close it is to the equator. The average temperature in July is eighty-two degrees Fahrenheit, and in January the lowest temperature is sixty-six degrees Fahrenheit. With the nice warm weather there is at least a 30% chance of rainfall each month throughout the year. Jamaica’s biggest environmental issue seems to be deforestation, which is from the coastal waters being polluted by waste. Jamaica is a peripheral country because it is less developed, and depends on one type of economic activity such as extracting, or exporting material to core regions. Vegetation that is found in Jamaica is fruit trees, hardwood, orchids, and cocoa. Since Jamaica is an agricultural country their vegetation was stripped away for agriculture. Jamaica has three main natural resources, which are Bauxite, Gypsum, and Limestone. Bauxite is a rock that contains aluminum oxide, and can be used to make aluminum foil. Gypsum is a mineral found in the grass, and is used to make cement. Lastly, Limestone is an element that makes pipes, cement, and