The West Indies

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GREEN GROUP

Haiti

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Lesser Antilles

Date of Article: September 19 2017

Headline: West Indies

Author: Bridget M. Brereton and Colin Graham Clarke

Source of the Article: Encyclopedia Britannica

Three vocabulary words and their definitions:

1. PENINSULA: An area of land that is completely surrounded by water, except for one part that connects it to the mainland.

2. MAINLAND: The dominating land in size, indicated by islands or peninsulas.

3. PHYSIOGRAPHIC: The science of physical geography.

Who: Most of the population in the West Indies orriginated from African slaves.

What: The West Indies are the islands south of the Gulf of Mexico.

When: The West Indies have been there since before Columbus discovered them in 1492.

Where: The West Indies are located in the western Atlantic ocean near Central America.

Why: Blue Mountains were submurged by the ocean because of the ocean.

"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 if the Blue Mountains will ever be completely submured?

2. I wonder how much the climate will change in 20 years?

3. I wonder what will happen to the forest population in 20 years?

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