Dominican RepublicBy Aliyah Sone

Where is the Dominican Republic?

It is in the northern hemisphere

It is located on Hispaniola with Haiti

It is in the Caribbean Ocean, and in the Atlantic Ocean

Western hemisphere

What is the Climate There?

It is very hot there

They have a little breeze

The area is below sea level

Their rainy season is

from May to November

Natural Resources

They use goats for their milk

They use pigs for food and for a lot of things like ribs, meat, bacon, ham, and bologna

Amber and other natural gems to make jewelry- they sell them out of the country

They have a lot of expensive things that they sell to other countries

They grow coffee, cocoa, bananas, oranges, lettuce, peanuts, plantains, tomatoes, and tobacco

They fish for their food and catch tuna, cod, and shark

What Do They Wear?

They wear uniforms to school every day

They wear and design their own clothes

What Holidays do they Celebrate?

Celebrate Saints Day – they have a feast and a parade and a festival

Christmas – they go to Mass ( church) on Christmas Eve, have large meals, big parties, dancing, exchange gifts

El Carnival – Celebrated in month of February, they all dress up in costumes that are scary and parade down the streets, they close up the roads to celebrate

Life as a kid Involved in sports

Sell art in their neighborhoods at around 6:00 at night

Girls have very huge special 16th birthday parties

Kids help their parents work and make their own houses out of bricks and sticks

Kids make their own dolls

When kids go to fancy parties, they get a fitter to sew them a special dress

Population

The Dominican Republic has 10 million people living there

Meaning of the Flag

The red means the blood of those who have died

The blue stands for the sky

The white symbolizes the sand

What are the Dominican Republic’s National Monuments?

Alot of people like to go visit a statue Christopher Columbus

It stands in Santo Domingo

The Spanish language was brought to Hispaniola following Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492

What Sports and Games do They Play?

They play a lot of games using their hands

They like to do games together

They go on the roofs and play games

What Language do They Speak?Spanish

Hola – Hi

Como estas – How are you?

Uno – one

Dos – two

Tres – three

Cuatro – four

More Language

Cico – five

Seis – six

Siete – seven

Ocho – eight

Nueve – nine

Dies - ten