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 * =Country Name: Bahamas= ==Group Members: Hannah, Madison, Stacey, and Samantha==

__Cultural Features__
Hannah Johnson===Social Groups:=== MOST all of the people in the bahamas in the bahamas are very nice to each other. They

===Language:=== ==="Languages of the Bahamas." The Bahamas Guide. 2006. 31 Oct. 2007 <[|http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/language.htm>.]=== ===In the Bahamas, they mostly speak English. Most of them speak English well. They do however have a few improvements. For example, sometimes they will say "Whay yuh think use'a goin'?" In English that means 'Where are you going?" Some Americans would think these to be mistakes but they are not. There There is no official second language and they are free to speak whatever language they want.hannah=== === === ===Religion: //"Religion, Faith, and God." The Bahamas Guide. 2006. 1 Nov. 2007 <[|http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/religion.htm>.//]//=== ===//In the Bahamas the main religion is Christianity.hannah//=== === === ===//Daily Life//=== The Bohemian people are usually pretty nice. The younger children value education. the children in school wear uniforms while in school and the adults wear suits and dresses on sundays everyone usually wear nice cloths and tey are usually very brightly colored. When not at work, church, or school the people will normally wear western style clothing . When passing by each other they are usually freindly an will say hello or good day.hannahhttp://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country_sections.php?contid=6&wmn=North_America&cid=189&cn=Bahamas&sname=Personal_Appearance&snid=7//

===Art://"A Proud People." __Bahamas- Guide.Info__. 2004. Segisys. 5 Nov. 2007 <[|http://bahamas-guide.info/past.and.present/culture/>.]//=== //In the Bahamas there is some very colorful art work. The vistas of sparkling crystal clear water and beautiful beaches, it i snot hard to understand why art is important to these people. Music is also very important to the people of the bahamas. The official music of the bahamas called Goombay. This style is reffered to as the rake and scrape music. The goombay drum the guitar and the saxaphone all help create the beautiful sounds of this style of music. - hannah//

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===**Six (6) Photos**=== === === === === ==__Physical Features__== Madison Lathi

Land Forms
- The Bahamas are an archipelago that consists of 700 islands.- Madison Lathi and Stacey S.- Out of the 700 islands, only 30 of the islands are inhabited.- Madison Lathi and Stacey S. - There are also 2,400 islets. - Madison Lathi and Stacey S. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/AO107.html//// The islands are made of limestone and coral reefs. Over a million years the limestone and coral has built up from the ocean floor into flat long formations and have been softened. Most of the islands are flat with occasional small rounded hills. Mount Alvernia is the highest point in the Bahamas. It reaches up to 39 feet. The vegetation is basically dense thorny and close to the ground. coastal flats and mud flats are some of the land forms http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/Countrydisplay.aspx?categoryid=18&countryid=14&bmap=False&nav=non

Water Forms
The Bahamas is the home to the world’s third largest barrier reefs. It goes down 700 feet deep at some parts.The largest coastline of the Bahamas is touches the Caribbean Sea. lagoons,and swamps are the water forms. There are no rivers in the Bahamas. -Madison L. and Stacey S.http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/Countrydisplay.aspx?categoryid=18&countryid=14&bmap=False&nav=non

Climate
- The climate is tropical marine.- Madison Lathi and Stacey S.- The Bahamas is also warm from the warm waters of Gulf Stream. - Madison Lathi and Stacey S. http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blc/bahamas.htm

Animals
===Six (6) Photos=== penguin from bahamas http://www.mysticaquarium.org/IMAGES/Penguin6.jpgdolphins in the carribean http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/36/00/23360036.jpg iguana from the Bahamas http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maxingout.com/images/100%2520update/Bahamas-lizard-three.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maxingout.com/captainslogarchive55.htm&h=396&w=730&sz=72&hl=en&start=13&sig2=esGuLxgFNa_96MDl3e_mCA&tbnid=7rRt6QlUAgGJCM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=141&ei=5lovR46QEYu6gALE0NjpBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Danimals%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2BBahamas%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den shark http://wetpixel.com/images/uploads/news/060609_075817_echeng2473.jpg dolphins https://secure.reservexl.net/wwwimg/img/tours/6911-3.jpg coral and fish http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/news/v05n06/spbrain.jpg

__Current Issues__
Stacey S. and Samantha

Current Events
- One big current issue is the coral reef decay. – Stacey S.- The Bahamas is also suffering from the solid waste disposal. – Stacey S. http://www.theodora.com/wfb2003/bahamas_the/bahamas_the_geography.html - Tropical storm Noel hit the Bahamas at 12:20. (their time)- Stacey S. http://www.einnews.com/bahamas/

-Five to ten inches of rain is predicted for central and southeastern Bahamas. -Samantha -So far, at least eleven people are dead from the storm, and Tropical Storm Noel is approaching the Bahamas. -Samantha http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/weather/10/29/tropical.storm/index.html?iref=newss Most of the threats to the ecosystem affect the coral reefs. The number one threat is coral reef decay. Tourist industry is a hazard because of boating, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Sea temperature levels are rising which can cause more intense hurricanes that occur more often. Erosion is also a hazard for the coastal environment. http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/Countrydisplay.aspx?categoryid=18&countryid=14&bmap=False&nav=non Most of the threats to the ecosystem affect the coral reefs. The number one threat is coral reef decay. Tourist industry is a hazard because of boating, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Sea temperature levels are rising which can cause more intense hurricanes that occur more often. Erosion is also a hazard for the coastal environment. http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/Countrydisplay.aspx?categoryid=18&countryid=14&bmap=False&nav=non

Government
- The Prime Minister is the head of the government and is also the leader of the party that has the most seats in the elected house of assembly. -Samantha and Stacey- Queen Elizabeth the second is the head of state, who is represented by a Bahamian government general. -Samantha and Stacey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas - The Bahamas is an independent island of the commonwealth. - Stacey S. - The capital of of th Bahamas is Nassau. - Stacey S. - Their independence day is on July 10, 1973. - Stacey S. - Their government type is constitutional parliamentary democracy. - Stacey S. - Their legal system is based on the English Common Law. _ Stacey S. http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world -factbook/print/bf.html

-The Bahamas are self governing and have full independence. -Samantha -It became self governing in 1964. -Samantha -It got it's independence from the United Kingdom. -Samantha -The Bahamas are 5,358 square miles and it is 28% water. -Samantha -In 2003, the population was about 323,000 people. -Samantha -Their GDP in 2005 was about $6.524 billion. -Samantha -Their time zone is EST, which means Eastern Standard Time zone. -Samantha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas

Economy
-The population below the poverty line is 9.3% as of 2004 - Stacey S.- The currency is the Bahamian Dollar (BSD)- Stacey S. - Agriculture products are citrus, vegetables, and poultry. - Stacey S. - The Bahamas is a developing nation - The economy is very dependent on tourism. _ Stacey S. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/bf.html

===History=== -The Taino people moved into the Bahamas during the 7th century from Cuba and Hispaniola. Samantha and Stacey- Ba-ha-ma in Lucayan meant "large upper middle land". -Samantha and Stacey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas

-The earliest settlers were the Siboney Indians. They lived off conch and fishing. -Samantha -The remains that they left show that they were there as early as about 7,000 years ago. -Samantha -Their remains also tell us that they disapeared when they were taken over by the Lucayans, another Caribbean group. -Samantha -The Lucayans were a large group of tribes who came from South America’s Amazon. -Samantha -In 1492, there were about 40,000 people in the Bahamas. -Samantha -The Lucayans had an advanced political and social structure. Also, they lived in well organized cities. -Samantha http://www.geographia.com/grandbahama/gbhistory01.htm

-The Spanish claimed the island in 1492. -Samantha -The Spanish enslaved the Lucayans. They transported the Lucayans to work in gold and silver mines in Cuba. -Samantha -In 1670, Great Brittan claimed the Islands of the Bahamas -Samantha http://www.geographia.com/grandbahama/gbhistory02.htm

This is a reconstruction of a typical Lucayan village. -Samantha http://www.geographia.com/grandbahama/gbhistory01.htm
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This is the Government House in Nassau -Samantha -> http://www.altcancer.com/ingraham.htm --->

Bahamian Money -Samantha http://www.greatestcities.com/0969pic/617/CP7617.jpg/Money_of_Bahamas.jpg

Independence Day in the Bahamas (2007) -Samantha http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabahamiantingdotcom/774714850/

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