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Puerto Rico

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PUERTO RICO

BY: ALEYAH CARTER AND ASHLEY ZONJIC
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MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS

  • located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
  • the actual Puerto Rico island is very small.
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CAPITAL

SAN JUAN
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CLIMATE

VERY HOT AND HUMID
Photo by Wajahat Mahmood
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HOW PUERTO RICO WAS GRANTED INDEPENDENCE

  • On April 2, the Foraker Law, officially
  • the Organic Act of 1900, is approved, establishing
  • civil government and free commerce between
  • the island and United States.
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PUERTO RICOS FLAG

  • Consist of 3 red and 2 white stripes
  • with a white star imbedded into a blue triangle.
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PUERTO RICO'S POPULATION,

3.667 MILLION PEOPLE
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PUERTO'S CURRENCY

U.S. DOLLARS
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RELIGION

  • Catholic (85%)
  • Protestants (8%)
  • non religious (2.3%)
  • others (3%)
Photo by Paco CT
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FOOD OF PUERTO RICO

  • blend of Spanish, African, Taíno, and American
  • Mofongo
  • Lechón
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LEADER

BARACK OBAMA, OUR U.S. PRESIDENT
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TYPE OF GOVERNMENT

MORE OF A REPUBLICAN GOVT
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FAMOUS PEOPLE

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NATURAL DISASTER

MAY 2004: CARIBBEAN FLOODS
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MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

  • The Castillo de San Felipe del Morro
  • Vieques Biobay
  • El Yunque
  • Culebrita
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SOURCES

  • Welcome to Puerto Rico. Magaly Rivera, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2013. .
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Aleyah Carter