Caribbean Region

Clara L.

2/16/17

Red Group

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The West indies are made up of thousands of different countries and islands one that I found quite interesting is Cuba because it's so much like the main land but it's actually an island. Another country that I find interesting is St Kitts in the lesser antilles. What I like about this country is that it's so tiny but still fairly well known. Also, the bahamas are fascinating becauseit's an entire country built completely on low, sand and coral islands. In addition to the Bahamas I like how the country of Montserrat is on a island that is actually a volcano and erupting right at this very moment.

Date of Article: September 19, 2017

Headline: West Indies

Author: Colin Graham Clarke, Bridget M. Brereton

Source of the Article: Brereten, Bridget M., BMB. "West Indies." Britannica, www.britannica.com/place/West-Indies-island-group-Atlantic-Ocean.

1.Constitute: to compose or form.

2. Maritime: connected to the sea in relation to navigation and shipping.

3. Trade winds: Any wind that blows in one regular course, or in the same direction.

Who: The people of the Caribbean are mostly from african slave labourers or Spanish, French, British and Dutch colonists.

What: The West Indies and there climate and how they were formed

When: The Greater Antilles in the West Indies were created by a chain of faulted mountains in Cretaceous times, over 60 million years ago.

Where: The West Indies which are the islands separating the gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean

Why: From reading this article I learned why the Islands come in different types. I also learned that there are many different kinds of people who live in the Caribbean.

1.I wonder how the Atlantic Ocean would be altered if the West Indies were no longer there.

2. Another thing that I wonder is how quickly these islands are changing now. Has the speed changed at all since they were first developed?

3.Also, I wonder how these islands have been affected by climate change.

Answer to Question 3: The West Indies have indeed been greatly affected by climate change. One of their biggest problems is the category 5 hurricanes that have been destroying these islands because of climate change creating more hurricanes.

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