Ch. 7- Section 2- The West Indies Land- archipelago- group of islands Tops of mts.- active volcanoes Cuba- largest island- size of Ohio

The West Indies continued Climate- tropical savanna- temp degrees F Hurricanes destructive The Economy Farming- sugar cane, bananas, coffee, tobacco Tourism- beaches, warm One crop- sugar cane- problem- drought

The West Indies continued Mining, MFG, and Trade Trinidad- crude oil Jamaica- #1 world’s production- bauxite Influences of the Past Columbus arrived in Hispaniola Spanish settled in Dominican Republic- colonies established- overseas settlement

The West Indies continued Forced labor- farm land and work in mines- Native Americans eventually died Africans enslaved- slave trade ended Indentured servant- people worked for freedom- came from India Independence- republics, constitutional monarchies Cuba- communism- Fidel Castro- no competition, no profit motive, public ownership- means of production

The West Indies continued Pop.- 37 million- Cuba- #1 Cuba- world leader- sugar production 50% black Work on cooperatives- farms owned and operated by gov’t Work in light industries- production- consumer goods- food products and household goods Cuba- independent Spain Castro control- supported by Russia- “Cold War”

The West Indies continued Haiti- 7.5 million people 90% black Poor- live in rural areas Haiti- independent- France- 2 nd independent republic- western hemisphere Aristide- president- forced out of power- helped by US- returns

The West Indies continued Jamaica- speak English Creole- mix of English and French Dialect- local form of a language 2.6 million people 90% African ancestry Jamaica- independent- British

The West Indies continued Puerto Rico Puerto Rico- Spanish colony Puerto Rico- commonwealth- partly self-governing territory- US 3.7 million people Industry and tourism- important economy