Jamaica-The Land

by Amber Wilson

Overview

Described in tourist brochures as a land of white sand beaches, sun, and surf, Jamaica is also a mountainous island with green forests, trickling streams, and modern cities. Beautiful color photos depict the island's tropical beauty, busy cities, and back-country villages.
Other topics include:
• The history of the word Jamaica (land of wood and water in the Taino language)
• How Jamaica was formed from volcanic eruptions
• The varied landscapes of Jamaica: The Great Morass, the Royal Palm Reserve, and the Blue mountains
• Jamaica's history and people and the early sugar plantations, to coffee growing, rum making, bauxite mining.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778796985
Publisher:	Crabtree Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/15/2003
Series:	Lands, Peoples and Cultures Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	7 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

	A tropical island	4
	Rising from the sea	6
	A mountainous land	10
	A warm climate	12
	Jamaica's people	14
	Large cities and towns	16
	Living off the land	20
	Big business	24
	Getting around	26
	Nature's wonders	28
	Glossary and Index	32