The Caribbean Map and question

                Many west Indian islands are part of an underwater chain of mountains formed by volcanoes.

Reading Check on 215- What is the major industry in the West Indies?

                Tourism and farming are the most important economic activities in the west indies.

Reading Check on 217- Where was the first permanent European settlement in the West Indies?

                The spaniards established the first permanent European settlement in the western hemisphere in 1496. That settlement is now the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the dominican Republic.

2. Region- What three archipelagos make up the West Indies ?

                The three archipelagos that make up the West Indies are the Bahamas which are made up of about 700 islands, the Greater Antilles with includes the the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, and a group of islands called the Lesser Antilles.

3. History- Name four groups who have influenced the culture of the Caribbean region?

                During the next 200 years the spaniards, the English, the French, And the dutch also founded colonies, or overseas settlement, on many of the islands.

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Government- How is Cuba different from every other country in the Western Hemisphere?