2. Introduction
• Dominica is an island in
the Caribbean.
• Language: English and
French patois.
• People: Mostly
descendents of African
slaves and Carib Indians.
• Currency: East Caribbean
dollar (XCD).
• Population: Est. 72514
3. A brief history of Dominica
Discovered Fought over by Slavery Independence
by Columbus Britain and abolished
France
1978
1627 to 1978 1834
1493
4. Climate
Max Temp (°C)
Mildly tropical… Winter: 21°C-28° … Summer: 23°
C C-30°C…
Dry season: February to April… Min Temp (° )
C
Rainy season: June to October… Rain (mm)
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
5. Weather facts
• Hurricane season between
June and October
• Reaching its peak in late
August to early September.
• In 1979 (Hurricane David),
• 1980 (Hurricane Allen),
• 1995 (Hurricane Luis)
• 1999 (Hurricane Lenny)
• In November 2004 an
earthquake occurred in the
north of Dominica causing
millions of dollars of damage.
• Hurricane Dean destroyed
most of Dominica's banana
crop in August 2007. • School bus, a gift from Canada
• Three days later, unused
• Climate change has had a • It was demolished due to a hurricane
devastating effect.
6. Places of Interest
• Trafalgar Falls
– Twin cascades crash down a
220ft rock face.
• Emerald Pool
– A small basin at the foot of a
waterfall.
• Sulphur Spring
– Some people like to take
advantage of its healing
qualities.
• The Boiling Lake
– Is 270ft wide and is the
second largest in the world.
7. Culture
• Originally inhabited by
Arawak and Carib Indians.
• Colonised by Europeans
(the English and French in
particular).
• Strong African influence
during the 18th century.
• Dominica's culture is multi-
faceted.
• High rate of unemployment
• Many locals depend on
tourism
• I found a very wide division
between the rich and poor.
8. The Population
1%
3% 1%
• The population is
made up as shown in 9%
chart.
Black
Mixed
• The contrast between Caribs
White
the black population
Other
and everyone else is
very clear. 86%
9. Summary
• Dominica is a very beautiful island.
• Which has lots of natural resources:
– timber, water (hydropower), and copper.
– Agriculture: Products- bananas, citrus, coconuts,
cocoa, herbal oils and extracts.
• It is a very eco-friendly island, which recycles almost
everything.
• I really enjoyed my visit to Dominica, I found it really
beautiful, friendly, and educational.
10. Bibliography
• Background photo by kretyen
• Trafalgar Falls photo by Mike Bowler
• Emerald Pool photo by luna76
• Sulphur Spring photo by quintanomedia
• The Boiling Lake photo is in the public domain.
• Squashed bus photo by Mike Bowler
• Fish market photo by eschipul
• IMG_ 7144 3rdeyek
• Rainbow photo by Mike Bowler
• Text taken from Thomson brochure & Kuoni brochure.
