Homework questions and answers

Reading Check on 214 - What formed the islands of the West Indies?

Greater Antilles, comprising the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles, including the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, and Guadeloupe.

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

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

Christopher Columbus was the first European to visit several of the islands (in 1492). In 1496 the first permanent European settlement was made by the Spanish on Hispaniola.

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

Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica

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

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

The Virgin Islands, Is my Island.