February 20, 2018
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Islands in the three island groups:
Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles island group. The main language of Cuba is Spanish. It is below Florida, which is the reason why the USA gets so many refugees from the Caribbean region. All of the people try to flee from Cuba and come into the United States because of natural disasters (hurricanes, for example.) Of course, they have to be sent back, because a certain president refuses to help them. The capital of Cuba is Havana.
Bahamas The Bahamas are an island group just at the southern tip of Florida. This group of islands are the largest group of the three groups of islands. The Bahamas are made up of 700 different islands. They all are low sand and coral islands. The islands of the Bahamas usually have awkward shapes because of the coral, which grows upwards until it gets above the water level, and then it grows out while the middle dies and starts to deteriorate. That makes all of the Bahamas' islands shaped like "C's."
Jamaica Jamaica is a small island off of the coast of Cuba. It often has hurricanes, and its capital is Kingston. The official language is English. Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands. Bob Marley and Usain Bolt are both from Jamaica. Bob Marley is a famous Reggae musician and Usian Bolt is an eight - time Olympian gold medalist.
The Dominican Republic is on an island shared with Haiti. The island on which the Dominican Republic and Haiti are on is called Hispaniola. Like Cuba, the Dominican Republic's most used language is Spanish. The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
Date of Article: September 19, 2017.
Headline: West Indies Island Group, Atlantic Ocean
Author: Bridget M. Brereton, Colin Graham Clarke
Source of the Article: Encyclopedia Britannica
1. physiographic - the science of physical geography.
2. maritime - connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.
3. heterogeneous - diverse in character or content.
Who: Locals, African slaves from Spanish, French, British, or Dutch colonists, also Chinese.
What: The West Indies in the Caribbean region of the world.
When: Last year, when the article was written. September 19, 2017, to be exact.
Where: Above South America and below North America. The Caribbean region.
Why: This article explains why there were slaves on the islands.
1. I wonder why there are three groups of very different islands?
2. I wonder why the Bahamas are coral isalnds?
3. I wonder why the Lesser Antilles have so many volcanoes?