Caribbean Location and Definition
What 5 categories are the Caribbean spilt up into?
Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Netherlands Antilles, Mainland Territories, Other.
How did the indigenous people travel to the Caribbean?
Crossing the Bering Strait (ice bridge)
What is society?
A collection of people living in the same area
What are three natural hazards that take place in the Caribbean?
Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Drought, Flooding
What do Trinidadians call dancing Carnival?
Play Mas
What two categories are the Lesser Antilles spilt up into?
Windward Islands and Leeward Islands
Where were Tanios located?
The Greater Antilles and Trinidad
The study of culture and society?
Anthropology
What is a Plate Tectonic?
Broken pieces of the earth's crust that float and move
Which Island has won the most Olympic medals?
Jamaica
What are ALL the different ways the Caribbean can be defined?
Geographical, Geological, Historical, Political, Diasporical
What was the aim of colonialism?
God, Gold and Glory
What is high culture?
This type of culture usually relates to the dominant group in the society who has the most power and or status.
Name the three types of Plate Movements
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
A similar genre of music to calypso
Soca
Which definition of the Caribbean is the best?
They are all needed, no BEST one!
What is Encomienda?
System of labour created by the Spaniards for the indigenous people.
What is the difference between material and non material culture?
Material Culture - tangible
Non Material Culture - intangible
Name three islands with active volcanoes
Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts
The official language of Haiti
French Creole
Define the Geological Definition of the Caribbean.
This has to so with the fact that the islands are situated on the Caribbean Plate.
It also has to do with the movements of that plate and what that causes - earthquakes, volcanoes, mystical features
Why was Sugar chosen as the main crop for plantations in the Caribbean?
Tobacco became competitive and a sweetener was needed to combat honey in Europe for teas and pastries.
What was the Karl Marx Theory?
Society was in two major social groups:
Bourgeoisie/capitalist: they owned the means of production. Their goal is to make as much profit as possible at the expense of exploiting the workers
Proletariat: workers who sold their labour for minimum wages. Their salary is nothing compared to the profits being made
What is evidence of Jamaica having Volcanic Activity?
Hot Springs
Capital of Trinidad
Port of Spain