7-1 final submission

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Country Composition and the Geography

The country that I chose is Jamaica (Central Intelligence Agency, 2021)
This was the first country I visited ever out of US
I happened to go there during this past summer
The summer is usually in July and that is the time I went
It was fascinating experience altogether

The country I have chosen for the final project is Jamaica. This summer was the first time in my life I ever went to another country. I visited Jamaica in July and I loved the entire experience. The way of life is so very different from the States
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Country Composition and Geography

The way of life in Jamaica is very different with the one from US
I can say that the experience was a real life opener in various ways
Their main job opportunities come from the resorts round the country
With this, I thought this would be an ideal place for my final research project

The experience was such a true life changing eye opener in so many ways. The local people told me how their main employment opportunities are within the resorts that attract the tourist. I figured that this would be a good place to research for my final project in this class.
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Geographic Elements

Regional Location- Situated South of Suba, located inside the Caribbean Sea
Water Access- It is between the Jamaica Channel main sea lanes and Cayman Trench
Bordering Countries- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Central America, Floride and Mexico are as well near
Natural hazards- the hurricanes which usually occur in July through to Nov (Central Intelligence Agency, 2021)

South of Cuba – Jamaica is an Island in the Caribbean Sea. Caribbean Sea (between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel-main “sea lanes” for the Panama Canal) Bordering Countries Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Central America (Mexico and Florida are in close proximity as well) ) (no land borders as it is an island.
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The country Composition

Literacy rate- about 89% for 15+ years
Rate of urbanization is heavily populated- the urban population is about 55% of the total population
Rate of urbanization- there is also 1% annual rate of change of population
Cities with high dense populations- the Port Esquivel, Montego Bay and Kingston capital with around 600,000

Literacy Rate 88.7% ages 15 + Rate of Urbanization urban population: 54.8% of total population and rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change Heavily Populated Cities Kingston (capital) 588,000, Montego Bay, and Port Esquive
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Country Composition

Major religion- The protestant constitutes of 65%, the Roman Catholic about 3%, the Jehovah witness 2% and the Rasfarian about 1%
Data for education- the expenditure for education accounts for about 8% for the GDP
Age Structure- 0-14 ( 28%), 15-24 ( 21%) 25-54 ( 38%), 55-64 ( 6%) and above 65 (8%) (World Atlas, 2021)

Major religion- The protestant constitutes of 65%, the Roman Catholic about 3%, the Jehovah witness 2% and the Rasfarian about 1%
Data for education- the expenditure for education accounts for about 8% for the GDP
Age Structure- 0-14 ( 28%), 15-24 ( 21%) 25-54 ( 38%), 55-64 ( 6%) and above 65 (8%)

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Jamaica Observations

The country is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea
It is in the path of Panama Canal
The country capital has a sea port with other ports also in the country
Those waterways necessitate easy shipping
It trades with other countries like US because of these sea ways (World Atlas, 2021)

Jamaica is an island that is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and is in the path of the Panama Canal. The capital of the country has a sea port and there are other sea ports to the country. The waterways leave the ability for easy shipping to and from other countries including the US
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Jamaica Observations

Majority of the working population can read and write comfortably
This forms a good base for training and productivity
There is a risk of hurricanes when shipping
It is one of the largest tourist attraction because of the location

Most of the working age population can read and write which is good for training and productivity.  Hurricanes could be a risk to shipping especially in the high possibility time between July and November.  Because of its location it is a big tourist market
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References
Central Intelligence Agency. (2021). The World Factbook: Jamaica. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html

CCTV America Published 2020 “$730M Chinese built Highway opens in Jamaica” Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c71mGFwRX0E

Financial Juneteenth. “Why is China doing business with Jamaica?” January 1, 2021 by Robert Stitt. Retrieved from http://financialjuneteenth.com/china-business-jamaica/

World Atlas. (2021). Jamaica. Retrieved from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/jm.h