CHAPTER 7-2
THREE ARCHIPELAGOS MAKE UP THE CARIBBEAN: BAHAMAS; GREATER ANTILLES-CUBA,
JAMAICA, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA; LESSER ANTILLES
ISLANDS ARE UNDERWATER CHAIN OF MOUNTAINS FORMED BY VOLCANOES. ISLANDS ARE
MADE OF LIMESTONE.
CLIMATE-TROPICAL SAVANNA
ECONOMY-TOURISM AND FARMING
CROPS-COFFEE, SUGARCANE, BANANAS, TOBACCO
BAUXITE-MINERAL TO MAKE ALUMINUM- JAMAICA
FIRST EUROPEAN NATION- SPAIN-ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT-SANTO
DOMINGO .
OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS-FRENCH, DUTCH, ENGLISH
1800s AND 1900s BEGINNING OF THE ISLANDS TRYING TO BECOME INDEPENDENT FROM
THEIR EUROPEAN COLONIZER.
ONLY COMMUNIST ISLAND NATION IN THE CARIBBEAN IS CUBA.
PEOPLE IN THE ISLANDS ARE A MIXTURE OF CULTURES-EUROPEAN, AFRICAN, AND NATIVE
NATIVE WORKERS DYING FROM DISEASE, AFRICAN SLAVES TOOK OVER THE JOBS ON THE
PLANTATIONS
FROM THE ISLANDS-WE HAVE FOOD, SPICES, MUSIC.
COMMONWEALTH-PUERTO RICO-TERRITORY OF THE U.S. ARE CITIZENS