caribbean map region questions

Jess D

march 29 2016

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Homework questions and answers

(These are the 2 Reading Check Questions- you have done them previously...) Reading Check-(on pg214)- 5 What formed the islands of the West Indies? The West Indies were formed by an underwater chain of mountains that were formed by volcanoes.

Reading Check -(on pg215) 6 What is the major industry of the West Indies? The major industry of the West Indies is tourism. Growing crops such as coffee, sugar canes, bananas.

THEN... do the 3 "Recalling Facts" Questions, found on page 219. 2. Region- What three archipelagos make up the West Indies? That would be the Greater antilles and the lesser antilles and the Bahamas.

3. HIstory- Name four groups who have influenced the culture of the Caribbean region. 3 Spaniards, English, French, and the Dutch

4. How is Cuba different from every other country in the Western Hemisphere? -Cuba and the U.S.A are terrible enemies, Cuba and the USA don't get along. -its a communist country -Cuba is lead by a dictator named president Fidel Castro but then Cuba got their independence from Spain in 1898.