5 Themes of Geography: Caribbean Presentation PowerPoint Created By: Ray Gerhart, Brett Holliday Ashley Liss, Allison Smith and Danny Ziegler

Location 88° W to 58° W88° W to 58° W 11° N to 26° N11° N to 26° N South of FloridaSouth of Florida East of MexicoEast of Mexico Surrounded by Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OceanSurrounded by Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean

Place – Physical Temperature is in the 70's year roundTemperature is in the 70's year round Average rainfall is 80 inches per yearAverage rainfall is 80 inches per year Houseyards - Small properties less than half an acre in the CaribbeanHouseyards - Small properties less than half an acre in the Caribbean Dry basin in western HispaniolaDry basin in western Hispaniola Hurricanes - Storm of heavy rain and fierce wind beginning in JulyHurricanes - Storm of heavy rain and fierce wind beginning in July Tropical fruit trees for example coconut treesTropical fruit trees for example coconut trees Intertropical Convergency ZoneIntertropical Convergency Zone Tropical RainforestsTropical Rainforests

Place - Human Caribbean English - Slang influenced form the diverse cultureCaribbean English - Slang influenced form the diverse culture Religion blended from Umbanda, Macuba, Candomble, and VoodooReligion blended from Umbanda, Macuba, Candomble, and Voodoo Languages spoken are...Languages spoken are... Spanish, spoken mainly in Cuba and the Dominican RepublicSpanish, spoken mainly in Cuba and the Dominican Republic French, spoken in Haiti and French GuianaFrench, spoken in Haiti and French Guiana English, spoken mainly in Jamaica, Belize, and the BahamasEnglish, spoken mainly in Jamaica, Belize, and the Bahamas Dutch, spoken in SurinameDutch, spoken in Suriname

Place – Human (Continued) Music: Reggae, Calypso, Merengue, and ZoukMusic: Reggae, Calypso, Merengue, and Zouk Maroon Societies - Made up of runaway slavesMaroon Societies - Made up of runaway slaves Creolization - Blending of African and European cultural elementsCreolization - Blending of African and European cultural elements Ra-Ra - Type of music in Haiti that mixes funk and reggae music with saxophones and bamboo trumpetsRa-Ra - Type of music in Haiti that mixes funk and reggae music with saxophones and bamboo trumpets Rastafarian religion - Believing "Jah" was the living force and "Ganja" should be consumed regularlyRastafarian religion - Believing "Jah" was the living force and "Ganja" should be consumed regularly African Diaspora - Blended slaves from Africa with Caribbean culture.African Diaspora - Blended slaves from Africa with Caribbean culture.

Movement – People Imported SlavesImported Slaves Left because of limited economic opportunityLeft because of limited economic opportunity Went to England France Netherlands and north America ( US and Canada) for jobs in citiesWent to England France Netherlands and north America ( US and Canada) for jobs in cities Circle migration flowCircle migration flow Parents leave, work hard, save money and return homeParents leave, work hard, save money and return home Chain migrationChain migration Move to a new country one family member at a timeMove to a new country one family member at a time

Movement – People (Cont.) Rural to urban migration because of mechanized agriculture offshore industrialization, and rapid population growthRural to urban migration because of mechanized agriculture offshore industrialization, and rapid population growth Moved to Caribbean looking for farm work looking for House yards- provided a cheaper way of livingMoved to Caribbean looking for farm work looking for House yards- provided a cheaper way of living Asian MigrationAsian Migration Maroons- runaway slaves that formed their own communitiesMaroons- runaway slaves that formed their own communities

Interaction Between Humans and the Environment

Region - Physical Isolated proximity Isolation protects cultural diversity Limited economic opportunities Neighboring the United States Dependency on U.S Connections to transnational organizations

Region - Physical Greater Antilles Islands that have the bulk of the region’s population Arable Lands Refuge for run away slaves and subsitence farmers

Region - Physical Lesser Antilles Two-arc group of small islands formed from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad Areas rage from mountains to volcanoes to sedimentary basins

Region - Physical Rimland States: Costal AreaRimland States: Costal Area Starts in BelizeStarts in Belize Follows the coast line of Central America through northern South AmericaFollows the coast line of Central America through northern South America DescriptionsDescriptions Belize (Limestone)Belize (Limestone) Guianas (rolling hills)Guianas (rolling hills)

Region - Physical

Region - Cultural Plantation America Begins halfway up the coast of Brazil, continuing through Guianas and the Caribbean Ruined the cultural capacity of the region

Region - Cultural

Region - Political Cuban-style socialismCuban-style socialism Democratically-elected leaderDemocratically-elected leader Socialist-like gov’tSocialist-like gov’t

Region - Political Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine Made the Caribbean part of its “Sphere of Influence”Made the Caribbean part of its “Sphere of Influence” Caused neocolonialsimCaused neocolonialsim

Region - Political

Region - Economic Free Trade Agreement of the Americas Supposed to unify the economies of all of the regions of America

Region - Economic Offshore Banking Specialized services Confidential Tax Exempt $ through fees Caused problems Allowed money laundering Corruption Illegal Funds

Region - Economic Free Trade Zones Removed tariffs from items traded Created duty and tax free industrial centers Caused GDP to rise 15%

Region - Economic CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market Represented the former English Colonies Industrialized countries Created the Caribbean Development Bank

Region - Economic “Zero Option” Removed their economy from the Soviet Union Changed transportation Blackouts Change in strategy for farmers Factories worked sparatically because of lack of fuel and energy