Islands of the West Indies

Harriet P.

2-15-17

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Date of Article: I don't know

Headline: West Indies

Author: Bridget M. Brereton, Colin Graham Clarke

Source of the Article: Britannica

Write down three (3) vocabulary words and their definitions:

1. Peninsula: A piece of land surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water

2. Constitute: Be (a part) of a whole

3. Physiographic: The science of physical geography

Summary:

Who: Heterogeneous people descended from African slaves, Spanish people, French, British and Dutch

What: West Indies

When: These islands are here now

Where: Caribbeans

Why: Because land formed as such to make islands

"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. How long has civilization been on these islands

2. How rich are these islands

3. What is the climate on these islands I did actually find the answer to this question. The climate is tropical maritime. Here is the website where I found the answer to this question.