West Indies - Caribbean

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Information about islands in 3 island groups, from various Internet Domains. (.gov , .edu , .org , .com )

Cuba

Montserrat

Bahamas

Jamaica




Date of Article: 2018

Headline: West Indies ISLAND GROUP, ATLANTIC OCEAN

Author: Bridget M. Brereton,Colin Graham Clarke

Source of the Article: britannica




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

1.physiographic : The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.

2.remnants: a small remaining quantity of something.

3. encircling: form a circle around; surround.

4.Ethnically: with reference to birth, origins, or cultural background.

5.Heterogeneous: diverse in character or content.

6.Predominant: present as the strongest or main element.




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

Who: Population of the west indies

What: Languages, religion and racial background.

When: Present day

Where: West indies

Why:The colonization of the islands by different countries and the uses of slaves on the plantation bring languages to the 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.What would happen to the american money that everyone earns cutting down trees and fruits?

2. If they killed off all of the fruits plants etc. what would they do? Do they don't have policies on how much they can cut down?

3. Do they don't have policies on how much they can cut down?

4.I wonder if the islands used more than the languages, did they used their culture too? For example their foods and clothings...

5.I wonder if there ever is clashing between the different racial groups?

6.What percent actively perform their religion?

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