Presentations Day 3

St. Kitts & Nevis - The tourism on the island.  The history,attractions and the future made the island such a huge tourism hot spot. The presenter did a good job talking loudly and explains his project well.
 
 Antigua & Barbuda- The water crisis in the island. The pollution, the population increase, and deforestation all cause the water crisis in the islands.

British virgin islands- Human interaction, hurricanes and climate change all cause positive and negative effects on the islands' coral reefs.

Final research presentations day 2

Puerto Rico-The Spanish African slave trade and how the US affected the island of Puerto Rico

Jamaica-The issues in Jamaica are racism, fighting/violence, and poverty. Female discrimination was a big part of the presentation. 
Martinique- water born diseases. How Martinique can prevent the water born diseases and what precautions it can take.

St. Martin/Maarten- The division of the island caused the island to get its uniqueness and develop its culture. The split of the islands caused St Martin to get its identity.

Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao- What made the tourism in the islands so popular. Environment aspects, climate, history, and the demographics made the tourism so popular.

Bahamas- The history of the Bahamas and the people who influenced the islands.
 

Presentations Day 1

Presentations Day 1

1. Cuba- Many people have a misconception how much tourism effects Cuba's economy. 
2. Saba-How the island changed over the years? Small island and is difficult to get to.
3. Trinidad- Oil has a big effect on Trinidad's economy. Trinidad's history was talked about in the presentation.
4. Haiti- The organization in Haiti is bad. Corrupt companies take advantage of Haiti's poor state. 
5. St. Vincent and Grenadian-The tourism on the country was discussed in the presentation. How the people of the country live day to day life was also discussed in the presentation.
6. Guadalupe- The culture and history of the island was discussed in the presentation.  

Cuba Research PowerPoint Presentation

                                                                                          I created a power point that gives a overview of what my research will be about. The power point gives the research question, my claim, and 3 supporting ideas. Hope it helps you better understand my research about Cuba's tourism. 

Information About Cuba Research

                                Cuba Research 

My main question for the research is How much of the economy in Cuba is based on tourism?

My Thesis/Claim for the research is that tourism in Cuba is only a small part of its economy, because Cuba is a big island, United States’ trade policy on Cuba, and lack of tourist spots. 

I found pretty good supporting information to support my initial claim. All of the sources are pretty accurate, but some fluctuate a little in their statistics.  For example one source says that 12% of Cuba's economy is dependent on tourism, while another says 8%. In this case, I average the statistics together. 

So far I have an introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a brief conclusion. I just need to elaborate in my body paragraphs and provide more background information in the introduction. Here is what I have so far:

Cuba, the biggest island in the Caribbean, was founded in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. Cuba’s main language is Spanish and its currency is the peso. Cuba’s population is around 11 million and most people in Cuba are Christians. Many people know Cuba for its tourism, but most people don’t know how much of Cuba’s economy is based on tourism. Because Cuba is a big island, United States’ trade policy on Cuba, and lack of tourist spots, Tourism is only a small part of Cuba’s economy.   

                         Because Cuba is a huge island, it is hard to imagine that tourism would be a big part of its economy. This is in fact completely true. According to an article by NPR, only 10% of Cuba’s GDP accounts for tourism. 10% is extremely low compared to St. Martin, another Caribbean island, which has 80% of its GDP based on Tourism. Cuba’s economy has many other parts such as agriculture, industry and businesses. 

                       Another reason why only a small percent of Cuba’s economy is based on tourism is because of United States’ trade policy with Cuba. In 1962, United States cut off all trade relationships with Cuba. This caused US citizens not to travel to Cuba for any form of tourism. In effect, The US boycott of Cuba caused tourism to significantly lower.

                      The final reason why such a small percent of Cuba’s economy is based on Tourism is because there aren't many tourist spots in Cuba. The one major tourist spot unique to Cuba is Old Havana, Cuba’s capital and contains many beautiful architectural buildings. Other than Old Havana, all of the other tourist spots are beaches, which can be found all over the world.

                    My original thesis was that Tourism in Cuba is only a small part of its economy, because Cuba is a big island, United States’ trade policy on Cuba, and lack of tourist spots. All of my supporting points turned out to be true and I support my claims with facts and evidence. 

The US trade policy toward Cuba turned out to have the biggest impact on the Cuba's tourism.

I though Cuba did not have many Tourism spots, and this turned out to be true. Old Havana is the only tourist spot unique to Cuba. All of the other tourist spots in Cuba are beaches, which are all around the world.

Cuba is the Biggest Island in the Caribbean, that is why I thought it would have more to its economy than just tourism.

Intro to Cuba

Cuba

 

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean with a total land area of 42,426 sq mi. Cuba’s capital is Havana. Cuba has about 11 million inhabitants. Cuba’s currency is the Peso. The official language of Cuba is Spanish. Cuba got its independence from the United States on May 20, 1902. Cuba's main religion is Christianity and mostly Roman Catholic. Cuba is divided into 15 provinces. They are Pinar del Rio, Ciego de Avila, Artemisa, Camaguey, Havana, Las Tunas, Mayabeque, Granma, Matanzas, Holguin, Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara, Guantanamo, Sancti Spiritus, Isla de la Juventud. Most Americans are hesitant to go to Cuba because Cuba’s government has been accused of numerous human rights abuses including torture, arbitrary imprisonment, unfair trials, and extrajudicial executions. Cuba’s current president is Raúl Castro. Majority of Cuba’s population is White and also consists of Blacks and Mulatto. Cuba’s Government is socialist republic. 

 

Fun facts about Cuba

·         People drive on the right.

·         The Calling code is +53

·         The Internet TLD is .cu

·         Cuba has a 99.8% literacy rate, which is the highest in the world.

·         Grade school is mandatory for every child in Cuba between the ages of 6 and 15. Uniforms are universally required with different colors for each grade level.

·         Dance is very important in Cuba, the birthplace of classic dance styles like the Bolero, Mambo and Cha Cha.

·         A rare prehistoric fish called the Mangar is now only found in Cuba.

·         Cuba is the 17th largest island in the world.

·         Cuba is famous worldwide for its cigars.

·         There are no animals or plants in Cuba that are poisonous or lethal to humans.

·         Christmas did not become an official holiday in Cuba until 1997

·         The most famous career in Cuba is the medical industry.

·         It has snowed once in Cuba: On March 12, 1857.