The Bahamas
By: Grace ChangAnd
Emily Johnson
Language
• English• Argie is to argue• Back-back is to reverse a car• Camolly is a bruise• Confuddle up is to get confused• Corporation means pot belly
Foods
• Famous for seafood like conch, crawfish, and land crabs
• Not all states in the United States can harvest seafood because we don’t have oceans everywhere around us.
• Staple food is nice• Typical meal is macaroni and cheese, potato
salad, and the seafood that the person prefers.
Music
• Genres: Calypso, Chutney, Dancehall, Dub, Junkanoo, Ragga, and Rapso.
• Dancehall is like our ballroom dancing. • Dub is like our rap.• Junkanoo is like our parade music. • Rihanna is from the Bahamian area. • The song that is playing in the background is
her.
Economic Aspect
• Tourism: Atlantis and swimming with dolphins.
• Export tropical fruit• Import oil • Americans go to the Bahamas to swim with
dolphins and go to Atlantis .
Current Standard of Living for People
• 95% literacy rate• 71, average on how long they live • Same healthcare issues as the U.S, too
expensive.• 7.6% unemployment
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