The ocean floor pressure under the Earth's crust were pushed up to create limestone islands.
Reading Check on 215 - What is the major industry in the West Indies?
Tourism and farming are the most important.
Reading Check on 217 - Where was the first permanent European settlement in the West Indies?
Hispaniola.
2. Region- What three archipelagos make up the West Indies?
Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola
3. History- Name four groups who have influenced the culture of the Caribbean region.
Spaniards, English, French and Dutch
4. Government- How is Cuba different from every other country in the Western Hemisphere?
They used to have a dictator then relied on the Soviet Union (Russia) and are now in America's hands