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💫⛪️ Jamaica has more churches per square mile than can be found in any other country. It has 1,600 churches in total. Research: Can you find out how many churches are on your island? How would you go about doing so? Create a graph to show the number of churches and their denomination. If at all possible, also share with us the number worshipers. 📊 🗻The Caribbean Islands have a diverse topography including coral reefs, mountains,
tropical forests, low-lying plantations, valleys, waterfalls, and volcanoes. 🏜️ Research: Do some research to find out if your island has any of the topography listed above. Make a list of what you found. Which one is your favorite and why? 🌋 🌊 Famous eco-tourism destinations in the Caribbean include Bird of Paradise Island,
Balenbouche Estate in St. Lucia, and Trinidad's Asa Wright Nature reserve. Research: Does your island have any eco-systems to rave about? Tell us about any that you know about and whether or not they get many visitors.🌨️ 🏝️ More than 4.3 million tourists visit the Dominican Republic each year, making
it the most popular with tourists. Approximately 3.7 million visit Puerto Rico each year, and 2.7 million visit Cuba each year. ✈️ Research: Is your island home visited by tourist? If so, how many tourists visit your homeland each month/year? Where do they people come from? Show us the data on a bar graph. 📈 🧍🏾♀️🧍🏾♂️The most populated islands in the Caribbean are Haiti and Dominican Republic,
and Cuba. Research: Is your island populated? How many people live on the island? How would you describe the population? Create a graphic organizer to show us. 📈 🌋The Caribbean Islands may have evolved after volcanoes erupted under
the sea several billions of years ago, according to geologists. Research:🖌️📖 Has there been any volcanic eruption on your island? If so, name the volcanoes, how many there were, and where they have erupted on the island. . How do the islanders feel about this natural phenomena? 🏝️The islands in the Caribbean are also sometimes referred to as the West Indies. Christopher Columbus thought he had reached the Indies (Asia) on his voyage to find another route there. Instead he had reached the Caribbean. The Caribbean was named the West Indies to account for Columbus' mistake. Research: When did history say Christopher Columbus discovered your island home? How do people on the island feel about the mistake he made and how history has recorded it? 🛶Some people believe that the inhabitants of
🚵🏾 Famous eco-tourism destinations in the Caribbean include
Bird of Paradise Island, Balenbouche Estate in St. Lucia, and Trinidad's Asa Wright Nature reserve. Research: 🚲 Name an eco-tourism location on your island. What is it known for? |