The Bahamas is a group of 700 islands.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

The capitol of the Bahamas is Nassau located on the island of New Providence.

The Bahamas is a group of 700 islands located on the Caribbean.

People only live on 30 of the islands.

Qustions

What island has the higest point?

Cat Island

Who is leader of the Bahamas?

Queen Elizabeth II

Christopher Columbus discovered the islands in 1492 on his first journey to the Americas. Europeans brought african slaves to the islands. In 1838 slavery was ended and many former slaves remained on the islands and became land owners.

Economy

The estimated population as of July 2013 is 319,031.

What is the traditional instrument called?

"It's better in the Bahamas"

"Half our jobs are in tourism"

Rake`N Scrape

Banking

Tourism

How many islands are there?

The economy of the Bahamas is based on tourism and banking.

700

Carnival Crystal Palace

What are the islands made of ?

coral reef

It has a tropical climate

315 days of sunshine a year!

The Bahamas only have two seasons: winter and summer. Winters are only 11 degrees cooler than summer.

CROPS

I grew these and more!

Natural Resources

A lot of hurricanes occur in summer and autumn.

citrus fruits

tomatoes

cucumbers

squash

bananas

mangoes

avocados

plums

coconuts

pineapple

Salt

aragonite

timber

arable land

IMPORTS

EXPORTS

machinery

transport equipment

manufactures

chemicals

mineral fuels

live animals

food

Mineral products

salt

rum

animal products

chemicals

fruit

vegtables

The Bahamas was a perfect place for pirates to hide their ships and their gold.

There are 2,000 cays around the 700 islands. Cays are small sandy islands around the islands.

100 years ago when the reefs died they formed the Bahamas.

Piracy

Anne Boonny and Mary Read dressed up like men and were more vicious then the males.

Edward Teach (Blackbeard)

Anne Bonny fell in love with Calcio Jack. One night they went out and stole a ship from the harbor and took on a life of piracy together. Bonny learned how to use weapons and became as dangerous as any male pirate. In 1720 their ship was attacked and all of the crew was captured including Anne Bonny and friend, Mary Read. They were sentenced to death. They confessed that they were both women and pregnant. They were spared from being hung. Read died in jail and Bonny disappeared.

Nasseu was blackbeards "headquarters"

Bahamians love to paint. That is how they express their feelings. They use bright, bold colors.

CONSTI

TUTION

3 levels of government like the U.S.A

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The Bahamas government

is a Parliamentary Democracy modeled after the British government.

Sir Arthur Foulks

Governor General

Queen Elizabeth II

Executive

Works Cited

We gained total Independence on July 10, 1973

The flag was adopted on the day of independence.

Barlas, Robert, and Jui Lin. Yong. Bahamas. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2011. Print.

Hintz, Martin. The Bahamas Enchantment of the World. United States of America: Children's, 2013. Print.

Mundi. "Bahamas, the Demographics Profile." CIA World Fact Book, 2013. Web.

"The Official Site of the Bahamas." The Official Site of the Bahamas. The Islands of the Bahamsa, 2014. Web.

Williams, Colleen Madonna. Bahamas. Philadelphia: Mason Crest, 2009. Print.

After 325 years after British rule.

The Bahamians have a week long celebration.

MUSIC

This is the traditional Goombay played by a Rake and Scrape band. They also play religious music.

The traditional rake `N scrape is made by the Bahamians.

The major religion is protestant at 51.3%

In the Bahamas ALL religions are practiced freely!

Over the years man has been killing coral by wearing sunscreen in the ocean, and polluting the waters. There are small percents of coral left in the world. Coral takes a long time to regrow.

Most bahamians are christian because the population descended from british migrants or african slaves converted by their owners.

DRESS

The Bahamians are always dressed up, even for tea. They dress up for special events and festivals.

All the islands in the Bahamas are very flat...

The Bahamians help the coral grow by sinking statues in the ocean. The coral grows on the statues.

There are NO mountains or rivers

Named from the famous pirate, Aurthur Catt.

The highest point

of the islands is Cat Island

rising at 206 ft above sea level.

Do you have slang?

Bahamian slang words

Bahamian national song, "March on Bahamaland".

big-eye - greedy

biggety - brash

bright - light skinned

to buck up - to crash a car

Conchy Joe - Bahamian of Caucasan descent

cut hip - to give a beating

gussy-mae - fat Bahamian girl

jack - friend

to jook - to stab

sip sip - gossip

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(I'll see you later)