Dominican
Republic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic#Provinces_and_municipalities
By:
Kurtis Quillin
A Airports
The Dominican Republic has
33 airports, 19 of which have unpaved runways while only 14 have paved
runways.
http://www6.worldisround.com/photos/o/180/521.jpg
B
Bauxite
Bauxite is
a natural resource in the Dominican Republic.
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Samples/Bauxite/s15s.JPG
C Christopher Columbus
The Dominican Republic was
explored by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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D
David Ortiz
David Ortiz
(Big Papi) is a famous baseball player for the Boston Red Sox who is famous for
hitting multitudes of home-runs.
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E Export
Partners
The Dominican Republic’s export partners include:
the United States (78.9%), the Netherlands (2.4%), and Mexico (1.9%).
http://www.famsi.org/maps/mexico.jpg http://www.maptown.com/maps/nlmap.jpg
http://www.hcmc.org/education/residency/emresidency/emphotos/map.jpg
F Flag
The Dominican Republic flag is: a centered white
cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles – the top
ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side)
and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch
(left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the
shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God,
Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a
red ribbon.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/dr.html
G Geographic Coordinates
The geographic coordinates of the Dominican
Republic are: 19 degrees North; 70 degrees, 40 minutes West.
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press.org/maps/maps/Dominican_republic.gif
H Hurricane Belt
The Dominican Republic lies in the Hurricane Belt.
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I Important
Product
Sugar Cane is an important product in the nation.
http://www.sugarcanemills.com/images/georgiawellowgal.jpg
J Joaquin Balaguer
In 1966, Joaquin Balaguer won the presidential
election and after thirty years of bad international influence, was forced to
curtail his term.
http://www.goshen.edu/sst/drsummer02/snapshots/cJoaquinBalaguer.jpg
K Kids Born
There are about 23 (22.91) births for every 1,000 people
in the Dominican Republic.
This picture is from Kurtis Quillin’s
Student Ambassadorial trip to France in June-July, 2006. This was taken in Versailles ate the Chateau
de Versailles
L Lago
Enriquillo
Lago Enriquillo is
the lowest point in the country.
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/13129/57-above-lago-im001094.jpg
M Miguel Tejada
Miguel Tejada is
a shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles from the Dominican Republic.
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N Non-representive
From 1930-1961, the Dominican Republic was a non-representive
government.
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O Oil
Oil is a big part of life, even
in Latin America. The Dominican Republic
produces 12 bbl/day, consumes 127,000 bbl/day, and
imports 129,900 bbl/day.
http://www.adventure-tours-australia.com-simpson-desert/images/oil-well.jpg
P
Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte is the highest point
in the country.
http://www.jmarcano.com/mipais/fotos/pico_duarte.jpg
Q “Quarter to Ten”
Quarter
to Ten is a movie that was made in the Dominican Republic. You probably won’t understand it however, the
movie is in Spanish.
This is NOT
“Quarter to Ten.” This is at Virginia
Tech the week of the massacre. This was
just used to show professional filming equipment used in movies.
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R Rugged
Highlands
Rugged Highlands
cover the country.
http://www.walesholidays.co.uk/snowdonia.jpg
S Santo
Domingo
Santo Domingo is
the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic.
http://www.home.online.no/~eriksv/galleri/santo_domingo/images/santo_domingo_by.jpg
T Television Stations
There are a total of only 25 Dominican Republic Television
Stations.
http://www.buy-big-screen-tvs-online.com/toshiba.tw65x8.jpg
U United States
The United States has an influence on the
Dominican Republic, from being one of three major trade partners to being able
to use the all-mighty US Dollar (USD) in the Caribbean nation.
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V
Valverde
Valverde is
one of the provinces in the Dominican Republic.
The arrow
points to Valverde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valverde_Province
W Wet Season
The Dominican Republic’s Wet Season lasts from May
through November.
http://www.hepune.com/rain.jpg
X Xavier
The name Xavier is a very popular name in this
island nation.
A msn named Xavier in
the D.R.
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/38574/photo40.html
Y Yearly Rainfall
The average yearly rainfall in the Dominican
Republic is 1,346 mm. However, the
totals get as high as 2,500 mm in the northeast section and as low as 500 mm in
the west.
This is after a flood in New York
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Z Zoo
The Dominican Republic Zoo is in Santo Domingo,
the nation’s capital and largest city.
http://www.carribean-on-line.com/dr/images/sdm.gif
About
the Author:
Kurtis
Quillin
Kurtis Quillin is a 6th
Grader from Floresville, TX and attends Floresville Middle School and takes two
advanced classes (Future Problem Solving [FPS] and Advanced Math). He is also a Boy Scout in Troop 114 of
Floresville and went to England and France as a Student Ambassador.
Kurtis
is at Government Canyon State Natural Area in San Antonio, TX.
References:
ü The
CIA World Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
ü All
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