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The Carribean

The Carribean. PART 1: LOCATION. Where it is…. The Carribean is the name for the group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico. Important Location for Trade - Caribbean waterways give access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal

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The Carribean

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  1. The Carribean

  2. PART 1: LOCATION

  3. Where it is… • The Carribean is the name for the group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico. • Important Location for Trade - Caribbean waterways give access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal • THE CANAL link Europe with Latin America, the East coast of United States with the West Coast, and Asia, and South America with North America

  4. Geographic Characteristics • Islands are isolated from each other: island nature gives absolute control of each island/ group of islands to one power • islands with limited area led to vulnerability for demographic destruction and forced assimilation by the Europeans (Caribs and Arawaks) • http://caribbean-guide.info/past.and.present/culture/ (Taino example…)

  5. Small Size of Islands • Because the islands are so small, they are the most densely populated region of the Americas • inefficient and expensive to operate individual governments, educational systems, and health and welfare systems (compared to Can. And US) • pollution issues are amplified (sewage, water issues, waste disposal..)

  6. What it Looks Like

  7. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARRIBEAN

  8. The Antilles • Explorers from Europe wrote stories and legends about the Caribbean, but they called this area The Antilles. • in legend Anatolia was a semi-mythical land located somewhere west of Europe across the Atlantic • On medieval charts the region was often drawn as a continent, or large island and sometimes an archipelago (a series of islands in a shape)

  9. The Antilles • After "discovery" by Columbus, the Spanish term “Antillas” was commonly assigned to the new lands • "Sea of the Antilles" in various European languages is used as ANOTHER NAME for the Caribbean Sea

  10. Columbus’ Big Mistake… • Why did I say “Discovered”? • Christopher Columbus Didn’t REALLY discover AMERICA… he got there by mistake. • He was trying to prove the world was round • He though he was in India.

  11. CLIMATE AND WEATHER PATTERNS (It’s not ALWAYS paradise!)

  12. Climate: It is TOASTY! • Climate is mild and warm – same temperature almost all year round • Cause by the Maritime Tropical air mass: - average annual temperatures are about 26.6 C, and don’t really change between seasons at all.

  13. Precipitation and Trade Winds • Weather patters are controlled by the northeast trade winds • These winds modify the tropical heat and produce most precipitation in the area • Most rain falls in late summer and the fall, with the spring and early summer a drier season

  14. Weather: Why NO SEASONS? • That’s right; there aren’t really the kinds of seasons we’re used to in Canada in the Carribbean • This is because it is basically right ON the equator

  15. HURRICANES! • The region IS nice and DOES have nice weather, but gets hurricanes Hurricanes are A HUGE issue for the Caribbean because… • Easterly trade winds intensify the spin of the hurricane (feed the hurricane) • a continual supply of warm humid air from the ocean (+27c) will keep the convection currents active (feed the hurricane and MAKE IT WORSE!)

  16. How Does This Happen? • The Warm Ocean is the PERFECT place for a severe hurricane.

  17. How A Hurricane Builds…

  18. What Happens Hurricane Irene Animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrWqFOjBvMs Hurricane Katrina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kou0HBpX4A&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWANMstFfgw Dealiest list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_Atlantic_hurricanes

  19. The Hurricane Season! • The ‘season’ runs from June 1st to Nov 30th • If you are looking for cheap travel, you can get some great vacation deals!!!

  20. The Colonial ‘Tradition’ of the Americas

  21. Some Examples of How Slaves Were Moved… • A Triangular System

  22. The Slave Trade

  23. The Global Colonial System

  24. The ‘Legacy’ • Colonialism and the slave trade =destruction of religion =destruction of culture =destruction of life as natives knew it… -Arawaks and Caribs

  25. What it Brought • war/ piracy • disease • domination

  26. A Modern Multicultural Region Despite its ugly past, the Caribbean is now a more modern, multicultural region with peoples from origins such as • English • Dutch • French • Spanish • Portuguese • German • African

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