Geography
The hurricanes impact the economies by...
Destruction, less tourism, hurt the islands more than inland
Encomienda
Spanish labor over the natives - harsh treatment
Cuban rule
Fidel Castro - Dictator
How does tourism affect the Caribbean Islands?
- finance, water usage, economic growth
strip of land with water on two sides
difference between a dictatorship and a representative government
Cuba - dictatorship- one ruler
representative- people have a say
Fair trade agreement
no taxes
What effects are caused by plate tectonic movement?
earthquakes, volcanoes, trench
Deforestation and erosion
cutting down trees/ clearings
movement of soil/rocks
What kind of skills did the Maya have? Where did they settle?
Guatemala, math, astronomy
mestizo
50% Native 50% Spanish
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Show me and effects
-> <-
Divide
separate
Why is there so many volcanoes in the Caribbean and Central America?
plate tectonic boundaries
Triangular Trade
Africa, Europe, Caribbean/ West Indies
Diaspora
moving to a different area - taking your culture with you
A circle with volcanoes all around
Ring of Fire
Name all 4 borders
MX. Colombia. Pacific Ocean. Caribbean Sea
Label the Hemispheres
N. S. E. W.
Lavel the Prime Meridian and Equator
N and S
W and E
1. Farmers use pesticides
2.
3. Toxic water reaches the ocean and harms life
2. Rain washes the pesticides off to the water