Caribbean Islands

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Caribbean Islands
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A Tropical Location

• 3 island groups
• Greater Antilles
• Lesser Antilles
• Bahamas
• Greater Antilles4 largest islands
• Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the
  Dominican Republic)

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Bahamas Archipelago

• Group of islands
• Over 700
• Lesser Antilles
• Curving arch that separates the Caribbean Sea
  from the Atlantic Ocean
• Includes Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, and the
  Netherlands Antilles

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Island Formations

• Coral Islands Islands formed on top of dead
  coral reef
• Volcanic Islands Islands formed from volcanic
  activity
• Greater and Lesser Antilles
• Continental Islands Low islands formed from
  continental rock

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Ethnic Roots

• African American
• Asian
• East Asia and South Asia
• When slavery was abolishedplantation owners
  looked all over the world for workers

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Caribbean Nations Today

• 90 independent
• Many Islands are still connected with Europe
• Great Britain
• British Virgin Islands
• Jamaica
• Bahamas
• United States
• US Virgin Islands
• Puerto Rico
• Citizens of the United States
• France
• Guadeloupe and Martinique

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Living from the Land

• Agriculture
• Sugar, bananas, coconuts, cocoa, rice, and cotton
• Tourism is vital
• Tropical climate, relax on white sandy beaches,
  sail, snorkel, scuba dive
• Most resorts owned by foreigners
• Doesnt benefit island

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Migration

• Movement
• Dead season workers move to other islands or to
  C.A.
• Work on Panama Canal
• Political Unrest
• Fidel Castro -Cuba
• Millions of Cubans to US
• Haiti
• Fled to US because of cruelty
• Economic Benefits
• Emigrants send home