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Date of Article: Sebtember 9th 2017

Headline: West Indies

Author: Bridget M. Brereton, Colin Graham Clarke

Source of the Article: Wesbsite




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

1.Physiographic: The science of physical goegraphy

2. Contenental shelf: A part of a contenent under shallow sea

3. Volcanic cone: A hill made from volcanic erruptions with ash, cinders, and lava.




Summary: (BULLET form: Who, What, When, Where, Why)

Who: The population of the west indies is mostly made up of african slaves brought brought with the europeans many, many years ago. These people that are french and dutch, mostly are roman catholic. People with other ethnicities believe in other religions. Languages spoken are mostly European, or, versions of languages mixed together made by islanders.

What: The article talks about all of the Islands of the West Indies.

When: Most of the west Indies are contental islands, so for thousands of years.

Where: South of the Bahamas, north of Venezuela.




"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. I wonder how long it took to make all of the Islands in the West Indies, or if they all just came off of Pangea?

2. Why people who lived in the West Indies cut down wood, if temperatures at night only go to a high 70 degrees at the least?

3. Is it possible to live in the small islands in the south american shelf?




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