West Indies
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2/20/18
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Date of Article: 2018
Headline: West Indies
Author: Bridget M. Brereton and Colin Graham Clarke
Source of the Article: Encyclopedia Britannica
Write down three (3) vocabulary words and their definitions:
1. Physiographic: physical geography
2. Impoverishment: when someone becomes poor.
3. Exploided: to not treat someone fairly
Summary: (BULLET form: Who, What, When, Where, Why)
This article talks about peaks and volcanoes from the Greater Antilles. For example, in October and August, there are common hurricanes. Throughout the year there is "relative humidity", and trade winds that make it so there is "heavy rainfall" on islands that are in the "higher" area. This is makes it hard for people to live her, because they have to deal with constant rainfall, hurricanes, and humidity. Temperatures can lower down to at least 10 degrees fahrenheit though daily temperatures usually stay around 80 degrees fahrenheit throughout the year. Overall, people who lived in the Greater Antilles did not have a very "comfortable" life.
Who: The West Indies are the people who live in these areas.
What: Britannica talks about the weather and what types of mountains there are that the West Indies have to go through.
When: Recently in 2018
Where: In the Greater Antilles from with the West Indies
Why: It is describing the climate change, mountains, and other weather.
"I Wonder Questions": think of three (3) questions that you could ask about the article that were not answered in the article or were only partially answered.
1. What was the hardest thing that people who live in the Greater Antilles face?
2. How many volcanoes erupt often in the Greater Antilles?
3. What was the population in the Greater Antilles?