Jamaica Research Paper

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Location- Jamaica is located in the west indies of the caribbean sea. Cuba is directly North of Jamaica and Haiti is East of it. Jamaica is almost right on the equator and its exact coordinates are 18.1824° North, 77.3218° West.

climate/weather-Because Jamaica is very very close to the equator the climate is very warm and very humid basically all year round. The regular four season are very undefined on this island paradise and the average temperatures there vary from being sixty eight degrees fahrenheit and ninety five degrees fahrenheit, or twenty to thirty eight degrees celsius. The weather is often very sunny and warm and sometimes very rainy and wet. The time that jamaicas weather would be best for a visit would be around the holiday seasons or around november. Near the end of summer is when hurricanes usually happen, making then the worst time to visit.
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Some organizations believe that the population is larger than the censuses estimate because of the lack of ability to accurately count people living there. The population growth of Jamaica is close to 5 % or 15 % a year but the country is obviously grow which could be a problem because the island is staying the same size.

Language-Jamaica is a very diverse island with many cultures and races all blended together, because of this there are several languages spoken there, such as English, Jamaican Creole or Patois, Irish, Scottish, Arawak and Taino. Arawak is spoken very little in only very specific regions of Jamaica. Taino is a mix of spanish languages with Jamaican ones. Creole or Patios is from western african cultures, Patios also has a musical lilt and rhythm to it very similar to the music reggae very popular to Jamaica. The official language of Jamaica however is

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