QUESTION 2: GEOGRAPHY & NATURE

Geography
Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea, about 600 miles south of Florida. The island is very mountainous. In fact, Jamaica is just the tip of a mountain that rises from the surface of the sea.

Jamaica

Nature

There are 26 bird species in Jamaica that are not found anywhere else in the world. The vervain is one of these birds and is the second smallest of all bird species. It is just 2.5 inches long.

Vervain bird

The island is also home to the largest butterfly in the Western 

Hemisphere, the Homerus swallowtail. Its wings span 6 inches!

a Homerus swallowtail

 Unfortunately, Jamaica’s wildlife is decreasing. Animals such as the crocodile, manatee and iguana are now endangered.

QUESTION 2: How many bird species are there in Jamaica?