Location
How many islands are in the Caribbean?
7000
What word means to send goods to another country for sale?
Who terrorized the Caribbean Sea in the 1600s?
Pirates
Name three languages spoken in the Caribbean.
English, French, Spanish, and Dutch
What dance came from Cuba and is a combination of African and Latin?
Salsa
What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba
What word means to bring in goods into a country?
import
What two tribes were native to the Caribbean?
Taino and Carib
Who brought cricket to the Caribbean?
English
What festival was brought over from the French and originated in Trinidad and Tobago?
Carnival
What ocean does the Caribbean border?
Atlantic Ocean
Name two exports of the Caribbean.
sugar cane, cocoa, coffee, wood, metals
What explorer landed in the Bahamas in 1492? He explored for Spain.
Christopher Columbus
What is a mixture of French and African language?
Creole
What type of music origniated in Jamaica and is poplular around the world?
Reggae
Why does the Caribbean have a tropical climate?
The Caribbean is located close to the equator.
What do you call people who travel and stay in another area for leisure?
tourist
Name three countries that settled in Caribbean islands?
Dutch, English, French, and Spainish
What is true of the art of the Caribbean?
The art uses bright colors that represents the Caribbean.
What type of music originated in Trinidad and is popular today?
Calypso
What two islands are territories of the US?
US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
What do you call the way in which goods and services are made and sold and used in a country?
economy
Where did the slaves come from that worked on the plantations in the Caribbean?
Africa
Name three sports popular in the Caribbean.
France