West Indies

Caribbean Region

Jonah K

4/7/2018

Red Group

Information about islands in 3 island groups, from various Internet Domains. (.gov , .org , .com ) The Greater Antilles are made up of four big islands. The biggest of them is Cuba, which is kinda like a long strip of land. Hispaniola, the one that looks like the profile of a man if you look at it upside down, Jamaica, below all the others, and the Bahamas.

Cuba is the biggest island in the Greater Antilles, I believe it is alos the northermost island.

Jamaica is the southernmost island in the Greater Antilles.

Hispaniola the one I thought kinda looked like the profile of a man upside down

St Kitts and Nevis is part of the Lesser Antilles but is one of the better known islands this is because Nevis is a high end island, that being because many celebrities have houses there, and the majority of the island is higher end. Princess Diana is one of the better known celebrities to visit Nevis.

Date of Article:

Headline: West Indies

Author: Colin Graham Clarke, Bridget M. Brereton

Source of the Article: https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Indies-island-group-Atlantic-Ocean

Write down three (3) vocabulary words and their definitions:

1. Trade Winds- A wind that blows in the same direction

2. Constitute- To compose

3. Encircling- to form around

Summary: (BULLET form: Who, What, When, Where, Why)

Who: Most of the population of the West Indies came from African slaves

What: The island south of the Gulf of Mexico called the West Indies and their climate

When: The Greater Antilles were created by a mountain range in the cretaceous time period. The mountain range was faulted which is what gave it, its arc.

Where: The Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas, separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic

Why: While reading this article, I realized that there are different types of islands, ie. the Greater Antilles which were made by a mountain range, and the Bahamas which are flat all around with a sandy base. I also noticed that there are different people and cultures in the Caribbean.

"I Wonder Questions": think of three (3) questions that you could ask about the article that were not answered in the article or were only partially answered.

1. Will the climate change drastically in the future?

2. Have the islands changed a lot since Columbus came through?

3. Will the Blue Mountains ever be completely submerged of completely above water?