Greater Antilles
Name the 4 islands of the Greater Antilles
Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola
What does "Bahamas" mean?
Shallow Water
This island group is divided into 2 territories controlled by 2 different countries.
Bonus: What are the 2 countries?
Virgin Islands
Bonus: US and British
This island is the farthest east of all West Indies islands
Barbados
This West Indies nation is not actually part of the West Indies
Bermuda
Name the two countries that share Hispaniola
Dominican Republic, Haiti
What is the capital of the Bahamas famous for?
Bonus: Name the capital
Its Straw Market
Bonus: Nassau
This island nation of 3 main islands became the center of Christianity in the West Indies during the 1700s
Bonus: What is the name of its uninhabited island?
Antigua and Barbuda
Bonus: Redonda
What industry are the islands of Aruba and Curacao involved with (hint: Venezuela)?
Oil refining
Largest sea shell found in the Americas
Horse Conch
Jamaica
Why does most food and water have to be imported in the Bahamas?
Poor farmland, few fresh water streams
This island is an overseas department of France
Guadeloupe
Trinidad and Tobago are located just off the coast of what South American country?
What is an archipelago?
Chain of many islands
What is the name of the highest peak in the West Indies?
Bonus: In what country is it located?
Pico Duarte
Bonus: Dominican Republic
What are the Bahamas made of?
Coral
This island was named by Columbus because of the day he landed on it.
Dominica
Who tried to take over Grenada in the 1980s?
Bonus: Why?
Double Bonus: Who came to the rescue?
Cuba
Bonus: to build airstrips for invading South America
Double Bonus: USA
Its name means "Island of Springs"
Jamaica
What is the name of the 2nd oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere?
Haiti
What language do the people speak in the Bahamas?
English
This island is called the "Isle of Spice"
Bonus: It is the leading producer of what spice?
Grenada
Bonus: Nutmeg
One of the world's most densely populated countries
Barbados
Why does Haiti suffer from greater poverty than its neighbors?
Bonus: full response
Land Exploitation
Gained independence, but had no government/infrastructure
Major earthquake in 2010
Racial discrimination