Intro
What area of the world is this section about?
The Caribbean
The Caribbean islands can be broken up into how many groups?
3
What arm of the Atlantic Ocean is the Caribbean Sea?
Western
What type of climate do the Caribbean Islands have?
Tropical wet/dry
What are the waters of the Caribbean rich of?
Fish
The islands are home to how many countries?
30
What is the first group of islands called?
The Greater Antilles
Who reached the Bahamas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What is generally high in this area?
Humidity
What does the islands have few resources of?
Timber
The large islands have how many people living on them?
Millions
What islands are part of the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
What country did the ships come from?
Europe
How much rain does Bonaire receive?
Only 10 inches
How are the mineral resources doing in this area?
They are lacking
The small islands have how many people living on them?
Only thousands
What is the second group of islands called?
The Lesser Antilles
What do the warm waters of the Caribbean help feed?
The gulf steam
How much rain does Dominica receive?
350 inches per year
What are the important resources of the islands?
Oil, gold, nickel, bauxite
How many islands dot the Caribbean Sea?
Hundreds
What is the third group of islands called?
independent nation of the Bahamas
What coast does the warm water travel up in the United States?
Eastern
What natural disaster is this area prone to?
Hurricanes
What are the most important resources of the Carribean?
Its warm climate and people