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LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN part II Define Caribbean region (why separate from Latin America?)

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN part II Define Caribbean region (why separate from Latin America?) Physical Cultural. Diverse European Influences. European/African Acculturation. Plantations. Physical Archipelago- 7,000 islands Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica.

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LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN part II Define Caribbean region (why separate from Latin America?)

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  1. LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN part II • Define Caribbean region • (why separate from Latin America?) • Physical • Cultural

  2. Diverse European Influences European/African Acculturation Plantations

  3. Physical • Archipelago- 7,000 islands • Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola, • Puerto Rico, Jamaica

  4. C. Lesser Antilles Dominica Inner arc – St. Lucia Outer arc – La Desirade

  5. D. Coral Reefs – 8% Great Blue Hole, Belize

  6. Climate • Temperature • Precipitation

  7. F. Natural hazards • Hurricanes • a. Water temperature • b. Atmospheric pressure • c. Wind conditions • GROUP PROJECT • Which month has the fewest hurricanes? Why? • Which month has the most? Why? • Which latitudinal band has the most? Why? • Which bands have the fewest? Why?

  8. 2. Volcanoes – 16 active in Caribbean

  9. Mt. Pelee (1902), Martinique

  10. 3. Earthquakes

  11. III. Demographics • Current • Historical • Indigenous (Arawak, Carib)

  12. 2. European • Africans- Garifuna, Maroons • Asians (East Indians)

  13. C. Creolization /acculturation Music Language Religion (voodoo, Rastafarianism) Erzulie Dantor Hailie Selassie

  14. IV. Economic development • Regional patterns

  15. Primary sector • Agriculture – subsistence • plantations- enclave economy Deforestation in Haiti

  16. 2. Mining – oil and natural gas Iron ore pit mine- Brazil

  17. Secondary sector (manufacturing) • 1. Mexico and maquiladoras • Assemble imported, duty-free components • Export the finished products • Mostly foreign-owned (U.S., Japan) • 80% of goods re-exported to U.S.

  18. Brazil • Manaus Free Trade Zone • Grande Carajas Project • Highway BR 364 • 3. Puerto Rico – Operation Bootstrap

  19. Tertiary sector • Tourism – Caribbean, Mexico • Positives – foreign currency, jobs, develop infrastructure • Negatives – “leakage,” “enclave economy,” higher cost of living, higher property values

  20. D. Drug trade

  21. E. Trading blocks Mercosur NAFTA FTAA Caricom

  22. V. Political Issues A. Cuba – Castro wet-foot dry-foot policy Guantanamo Bay

  23. Puerto Rico – Commonwealth • debate over statehood – pros, cons

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