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The Bahamas
By: Tamara Samman
Grade 8
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The Bahamas
Why Did I choose this topic?
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General Information
• Population• Capital: Nassau• Official Language• Black Bahamian English• Official Religion• Government• Nearest Countries• Highest Elevation• Largest Island
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Map of the Bahamas
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About the Bahamas
• Independent Nation• 700 Islands• 30 Islands• North Atlantic Ocean• Rivers• Climate• Beaches in the Bahamas• Tourism in the Bahamas• Original Inhabitants
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One of the islands in the Bahamas
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Bahamas
• The word “Bahamas”
• “Baja Mar”
• What does it mean?
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The Bahamas
• Currency
• Bahamian Dollar
• Money Facts
• Exports and Imports
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The People
• Most of the citizens in the Bahamas are of African heritage.
• Story-Telling• Different Heritages• Also Bahamian citizens are of English
heritage.• Blacks and whites• Many different heritages live in the
Bahamas.
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Religion
• No official religion
• Many different types of religions.
• Lucayan Beliefs
• Two supreme gods
• Coyaba
• Zemes
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The Creative Way of Life
• Reading in the Bahamas
• Very high literacy rate.
• Higher than the United States.
• Sports
• Basketball in the Bahamas.
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Fishing
• Hand-line fishing
• Hook, line, and bait.
• Rising waves are the
best times to catch a
fish.
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Warri
• What is Warri?
• Where is it played?
• “Ayo”
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How to play Warri?
• Two players sit on either side of a long board that has six holes on each side. Four small seeds are placed in each hole. The first player picks up all the seeds in the first hole and moves them clockwise one by one to the next holes until his handful is gone. Then it is the second player’s turn to move the seeds from a hole on his side. This goes on, back and forth. Eventually, the seeds begin to pile up in some of the holes. Each player captures as many seeds from the next hole as possible when it is his or her turn to move. The first player to run out of seeds loses this fast-paced game. With experienced players, a game of warri can be over in a few minutes.
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Thank You For Listening!