Caribbean Region Blob Map

Lexi L.

Febuary 16th, 2018

Red Group

Information about islands in 3 island groups, from various Internet Domains. (.gov , .edu , .org , .com )

Cuba

Jamaica

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos




Date of Article:

Headline: Caribbean Islands, Indes Occidentales, Indias Occidentales, West-Indies/ West Indies

Author: Colin Graham Clarke, Bridgett 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.Peninsula: a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

2.physiographically: the studies in geography of the patterns and processes of earth

3.encircling: form a circle around; surround.




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

Who:African slaves, or from french, spanish, british, or dutch

What:the Caribbean forms a cresent shape and the greater antillies are called the GREATER antillies because they have more wealth compared to the lesser antililes

When:1980's when they started to gain independence

Where:The West Indies

Why:




"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. I wonder what all the natives were doing and thinking while all these strangers where showing up trying to take their land and their homes.

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this talks all about puerto rico this takes you to a description of the dominican republic this is all about Jamaica this talks all about Cuba this is about the bahamas this work is copyright