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| show | Volcanic and limestone(vápencové)
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| What is a group of islands called? | show 🗑
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| show | Farming and tourism
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| Which West Indies country used to be a communist country? | show 🗑
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| What is an embargo? | show 🗑
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| What does it mean to be literate? | show 🗑
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| show | Christopher Columbus
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| show | Spanish
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| show | Santo Dominico
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| What is a gross domestic product? | show 🗑
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| What are the three archipelagos that are found in the West Indies? | show 🗑
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| Which two countries share and island in the West Indies? | show 🗑
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| Why did many of the Native Americans die when the Spanish set up homes in the West Indies? | show 🗑
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| show | tropical
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| show | bauxite
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| What type of music can you find in the West Indies? | show 🗑
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| show | agriculture(farming) and tourism
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| show | sugar cane, coffee, bananas, cotton
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| show | Jamaica
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| What is this?A Greater Antilles island originally a Spanish colony. The U.S.A. gained control of it after winning the Spanish-American war in 1898. Today it has Commonwealth status making its people U.S. citizens with limited rights. | show 🗑
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| show | The Bahamas
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| show | Haiti
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| show | the Dominican Republic
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| show | the Caribs, Arawaks, and Ciboney tribes.
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| show | Four large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
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| What are The Lesser Antilles? | show 🗑
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| Why is the culture in West Indies influenced by African culture? | show 🗑
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| show | Spanish, French, British, Danish, Dutch, through sugar trade
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| Which cultures blend in caribbean culture? | show 🗑
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| show | catholic protestant
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| What language is dominant in the Caribbean? | show 🗑
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| show | banana,citrus fruits,coffee, spices
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| show | Kingston
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| What is the weather like in Jamaica? | show 🗑
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| What is the size of Jamaica compared to other Caribbean Islands? | show 🗑
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| show | Although the official language is English, most Jamaicans speak an English-based dialect which is known as patois.
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| What is the population of Jamaica and what are the main nationalities? | show 🗑
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| show | Jamaica has a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model of Government.
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| show | The country gained independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1962 August 6. At Independence, Jamaica became a member of the Commonwealth, with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. The Queen is represented in Jamaica by the Governor-General.
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| show | Jamaica's Flag has three colours... black, green and gold. The symbolism of the colours is expressed as: Hardships there are but the land is green and the sun shineth.
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| show | The Rastafarian religion. It is based on Christianity but the Bible is read in accordance to Ethiopian fashion and they believe that the true and original descendant of Solomon is embodied in Emperor Haile Selassie. Typical feature is dreadlocks.
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| What music is typically associated with Jamaica? | show 🗑
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| What is the most popular performing art in Jamaica? | show 🗑
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| What sports are played in Jamaica? | show 🗑
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| show | Jamaican Dollar
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