Homework questions and answers

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

Underwater chain of mountains that are formed by volcanos.

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

Tourism is the major industry.

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

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

Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica ake up the West Indies.

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?

Castro led a revolution that took charge of the government in 1959. He set up a communist state and turned to the Soviet Union for support.

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