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The Caribbean

The Caribbean. The Bahamas The Greater Antilles The Lesser Antilles The Netherlands Antilles. The Greater Antilles. Cuba Jamaica Puerto Rico (US) Hispaniola Cayman Islands (UK). Cuba. Cuba lies 90 miles from what place? The key on the national emblem stands for?

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The Caribbean

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  1. The Caribbean The Bahamas The Greater Antilles The Lesser Antilles The Netherlands Antilles Madden

  2. The Greater Antilles • Cuba • Jamaica • Puerto Rico (US) • Hispaniola • Cayman Islands (UK) Madden

  3. Cuba • Cuba lies 90 miles from what place? • The key on the national emblem stands for? • In 1959, Fidel Castro’s life changed. How? • Most Cubans are descendants from…? • I was the most famous Cuban writer in the 1800’s. Who am I? • If you eat “arroz con pollo,” what’s in your mouth? Madden

  4. Jamaica • List the three land regions of Jamaica. • Aluminum is the product, what is the ore? • Jamaica is located where in the Greater Antilles? • Marcus Garvey believed what about Jamaicans? • Who was Bob Marley? Madden

  5. Dominican Republic • The official language is …. • List 7 major crops.. • The point of highest elevation is …. • Sugar and what other product are manufactured here? • What kind of dance do Dominicans enjoy? • Most Dominicans travel using what device? Madden

  6. Haiti (Hispaniola) • Most Haitians are descendants from…? • The language spoken by most Haitians. • “Combite” is a term referring to what? • What do the colors of the flag represent? • Give two facts about the Arawak Indians. Madden

  7. Puerto Rico • What day do the children receive Christmas gifts? • When did Christopher Columbus land here? • What is the crop of greatest production? • Name the three largest cities. • Puerto Rico is closest to what other Greater Antilles country? Madden

  8. Cayman Islands (US) • Name the three islands that form the group. • How do the people of the Cayman Islands produce food for themselves and tourists? • The capital and largest city is …. • The Cayman Islands are at what latitude? • What other Caribbean country lies about 200 miles to the southeast? Madden

  9. Key West, FL Madden

  10. Key to the Gulf of Mexico Madden

  11. Overthrew Batista and became prime minister of Cuba. Madden

  12. Spain and Africa Madden

  13. José Martí Madden

  14. Rice with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers. Madden

  15. Coastal plains, central hills and plateau, eastern mountains Madden

  16. bauxite Madden

  17. South of Cuba, east of Hispaniola Madden

  18. Blacks should consider Africa their homeland, and should settle there. Madden

  19. Famous reggae musician Madden

  20. Spanish Madden

  21. Avocadoes, bananas, cacao, coffee, mangoes, rice, sugarcane, and tobacco Madden

  22. Duarte Peak, (10,417’) or (3,175m) above sea level Madden

  23. Molasses Madden

  24. Merengue Madden

  25. Bicycles Madden

  26. Black Africans brought to Haiti as slaves. Madden

  27. Creole (or Haitian Creole) Madden

  28. Harvesting crops to the sounds of music and singing. Madden

  29. Blue: blacks of HaitiRed: mulattoes of Haiti Madden

  30. Befriended Columbus and crew; burned down crew’s fort; were forced to mine gold and raise crops for the Spanish. Madden

  31. Three Kings’ Day,January 6 Madden

  32. 1493 Madden

  33. coffee Madden

  34. San Juan, Bayamon, and Ponce Madden

  35. Dominican Republic Madden

  36. Grand Cayman,Little Cayman,and Cayman Brac Madden

  37. Majority needs to be imported. Madden

  38. Georgetown Madden

  39. 20 N Madden

  40. Jamaica Madden

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