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by Sarah & Amma-Harar |
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by Sarah & Amma-Harar |
In the one country there can be different styles of home life. Country people grow most of their food. In Jamaica the most important dinners are chicken and jerk chicken, run down fish with coconut milk and spices. Almost everybody in Jamaica speaks English which is the language children are taught in schools. Lots of people also speak patois especially in the hills and country areas. In the countryside you can help yourself to fruits from the trees. You have to know where you're driving in Kingston because there are no signs. In Jamaican primary schools there is an average of one teacher for every thirty seven pupils.
The population in Jamaica is 2.5 million. The area is 10,990 sq. km. The highest mountain is Blue Mountain Peak, at 2256m. The highest daily temperature is 32degrees C and the lowest night time temperature is 22 degrees C. Average daily hours of sunshine is 9 hours. The average number of rainy days in the year is 69.
The best houses in Kingston are on the slopes of the Blue Mountain, but there is a housing shortage and land is very expensive. Hotels are built on some of the best land. Houses in some of the poorer parts of the city often have no running water of their own. In Kingston there is a shortage of work.
