The Bahamas is predominantly populated by people of West African descent who were formerly enslaved and forced to pick cotton. The economy relies heavily on tourism and banking, centered around hotels and airports. The climate is warm year-round with high humidity. Traditional holidays include Junkanoo carnival celebrations that originated from African slave culture. Major resources include cotton, timber, and agriculture despite limited arable land.

1. The Bahamas
By: Austin and Seth

2. Races
• The people who live in The Bahamas are
predominantly of West African descent who
were captured and forced to pick cotton.
• Mexican descents
• White

3. Resources
• Cotton, salt, aragonite, timber , arable land,
wetlands, and freshwater resources.
All of the resources above are natural resources.
Cotton was picked early when there were
slaves; and there were big cotton fields that
multiple, or individual people owned.

4. Climate
• Mostly warm in the Bahamas, temperature
around high 70’s to low 80 degrees. In certain
parts of the Bahamas it is very swampy; which
makes it very humid around there. There are
also natural host springs scattered across the
Bahamas.

5. Holidays
• Junkanoo carnival is a large contributor to the
music of The Bahamas. It is a type of street carnival
which occurs on Boxing Day (December 26) and
New Year's Day (January 1). This traditional
celebration was started with an African slave by the
name of John Canoe. Slaves were given a special
holiday at Christmas time, when they could leave
the work of the plantation behind and celebrate.
The parades are characterized by spectacular
costumes made of crepe paper and powerful
rhythms beaten traditionally on goatskin drums
(accompanied more recently with tom-tom drums

6. Descendants
• Most white residents of the Bahamas are
descendants of the first English settlers, who
emigrated to Bermuda in 1647 to gain
religious freedom and settled on the island of
Eleuthera.

7. Agriculture
• Agriculture: mangrove forests, fruit crops
(especially citrus), vegetables for export;
livestock for local markets
• Because the Bahamas soil is so rich, it can
grow many crops, and all of the rich fields can
hold a wide variety of animals that can graze
on those fields.

8. Economy
• Economy of Bahamas depends greatly on
tourism and banking. With tourism also
relates to airports. There are only four
airports in all of the Bahamas! Those four
airports most likely take in the most cash
every year then anywhere else in the
Bahamas. Most tourists bring lots of money
for souvenirs, rental cars, and places to sleep.
That helps the Bahamas banking.

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