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Geography
Hodge Podge
Culture
U.S. Imperialism
Post-Imperialism
100
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
What bodies of water are the U.S. Virgin Islands located between?
100
subtropical
What is the climate of the U.S. Virgin Islands?
100
English, Spanish, French
What are the main languages spoken in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
100
1917
What is the year the U.S. purchased the U.S. Virgin Islands?
100
a U.S. territory
What is the current relationship of the Virgin Islands to the U.S.?
200
about 1,100 miles
Approximately how many miles are the US Virgin Islands from Miami, FL?
200
tourism
What is the main industry of the islands?
200

starts right before Christmas and continues to the first Saturday of January

What is the Crucian Christmas Festival?

200
Denmark
What country did the U.S. purchase the Islands from?
200
a governor elected by the people of the Islands
Who now runs the Islands?
300
mountainous/rough
What is the majority of the terrain of the islands?
300

15 flavors

What is the number of Cruzan Rum flavors available?

300
saltfish, curry, rum, fungi, okra, sweet potatoes
What are some popular foods of the Islands?
300

$25,000,000

How much did the U.S. purchase the Virgin Islands for?

300
the President of the United States
Who has the ultimate authority over the Islands?
400
St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Water Island
What are the islands that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands?
400

Black, Hispanic, French

What is the predominant race on the Islands?

400
the colorfully costumed stilt dancers popular in the islands
Who are the Mocko Jumbies?
400
Naval administrators and appointed officials
Who ran the islands after the U.S. purchased them?
400
a nonvoting delegate of the U.S. House of Representatives
How are the Virgin Islands represented in the U.S. government?
500
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
What is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands?
500
Protestant and Catholic
What are the major religions of the Islands?
500

a distinct style of music and dance unique to the Islands

What is Calypso?

500
1927
When were the people of the Virgin Islands granted U.S. citizenship?
500

April 2012

What year did Hovensa shutdown?