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Topic: The Caribbean
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Each year for our ‘Our World Ray’, we pick a country and find out all about it – flag, money, history, wildlife, food, religion etc. Our first Transformers country was Taiwan; then we learned about the British isles; then New Zealand and this year we will be finding out about the Caribbean – It turns out they are all islands!
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Introduction to the Caribbean
Welcome to our new Our World Ray - The Caribbean. Over the coming weeks we shall be exploring every aspect of the Caribbean from its location, to its food, to its music and much more. Like many other…
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Geography of the Caribbean
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History of the Caribbean
The history of the Caribbean is not an easy read for Europeans. The evidence is clear. Europeans, mainly from Portugal, Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands, colonised the islands of the Caribbe…
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Pirates of the Caribbean
You may have heard of the Disney franchise ‘Pirates of the Caribbean' but did you know that at one point in history real pirates with names like Blackbeard, Black Bart and Calico Jack sailed the sea…
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Caribbean languages
Most countries in the world speak one, two or maybe three languages. In the Caribbean there are six official languages and many more unofficial languages spoken. Some like Taino or Carib, which were s…
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Caribbean food and drink
Caribbean cuisine (cooking) is like many other things in the region a result of its interesting history. Only some of the ingredients we think of quintessentially Caribbean belong to the region and we…
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Wildlife of the Caribbean
Having learnt about the geography and history of the islands and how individual they are, it should come as no surprise that their wildlife is also unique. We rejoice in the biodiversity of the Caribb…
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Caribbean music
Like everything else about the islands, their music scene is closely connected to their difficult history. The transport of slaves from different regions of Africa, each with their own musical traditi…
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Caribbean religions
As with food and music, the diversity of religious expressions on the islands are due to their shared but individual history. African religious traditions brought over by the slaves were reconstructed…
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Sport and leisure in the Caribbean
The people of the Caribbean are often known for being laid back but when it comes to sport they take it very seriously. Some of the sports engaged in have been around since the Europeans settled in th…
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