The Caribbean Region

Tayla T

2/14/18

YELLOW GROUP

There's a lot of islands in the Caribbean, and a lot of people on those islands. In this region, there are a very wide varierty of religons, problems, and programs. There are a large amount of citizens from Cuba that have come to the USA, bringing their widley worshipped religion with them. In Montserrat , the citizens are facing the threat of an active volcano, but are retaliating against and preparing for an explosion. The Bahamas offers neuroscience programs where students can go abroad to learn about neuroscience. The last example is of the big problem in Puerto Rico ; Hurricane Maria. While that threat vanished long ago, islanders are still feeling the effects- some still don't even have power!

Date of Article: September 19, 2017

Headline: " WEST INDIES " " ISLAND GROUP, ATLANTIC OCEAN "

Author: Collin Graham Clarke and Bridget M. Brereton

Source of the Article: Encyclopedia Britannica

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

1. Peninsula: an area of land jutting out into a body of water

2. Consisting: made up of, including

3. Overlie: to lie atop something else

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

Who: Native people

What: live on the West Indies islands

When: all year round

Where: in the Caribbean sea

Why: because reasons.

"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 why so many islands formed in one place, and if any islands in the region are prestnly undiscovered.

2. I wonder why the population is mainly derived of African-American slaves.

3. I wonder how all of the islands are documented and organized into groups.