MY SECOND ORAL PRESENTATION

The island of Jamaica has 11.000km square with 240km of length and a maximum of 80km of width, has 2.735.520 inhabitants. The capital of the island is Kingston, the official language is the English.

The first settlers of the island were the Arawak, proceeding from South America, which they came to the island between 1000 and 400 adC. Jamaica was claimed as Spanish possession after Christopher Colón will come to the island in 1494. The British admiral William Penn and the General Venables took the island in 1655, Jamaica turned into the major world exporter of sugar of the world, producing 77000 tons a year between 1820 and 1824 with the help of the hand slave. XIXth century, the great dependence in the slavery of the British Empire did that the population of black in the island was 20 times bigger that of white. 1962 obtain the independence.

The climate is tropical with an everage temperature of 26 degrees, during the day it blows of a fresh marine, so called " Doctor Breeze " and an agreeable breeze of the mountains during the night. An average is enjoyed the Sun from 330 days to the year. The coldest month is a January and the hottest July. The months of fewer rainfalls are an August and December. Light clothes are recommended, both for the day and for the night.