PUERTO RICO
In Central America and the Caribbean Islands
Physical Geography (land and climate)
- Covers about5,324 square miles
- Delaware and Rhode Island are about the size of Puerto Rico
- The best natural ports of the caribbean
- About 4% of the land is available to cultivation
- The temperature averages to 70 to 80 degrees farenhite
(year round) - Some hurricanes have hit Puerto Rico
- Land has been set aside to protect nations flora and fauna
Culture Geography (history and government)
- Indigenous Taino people lived here first
- slavery was not stop untell 1873
- spanish government controlled Puerto Rico for sometime
- 1897 Puerto Rico self-ruled the leadership of the government
- common wealthers citizens do not pay income tax and does not vote in U.S. elections
Economy (Agriculture and Tourism)
- 3% of the population is in agriculture
- tourism provids most of the jobs in Puerto Rico
- Unemployment is higher then the U.S.
- most of the goods MUST be expoted
- Puerto Rico uses U.S. dollars