1. The Caribbean
Period 5
Group 3

2. The Location Relative Absolute North of Venezuela West of Honduras
East of the Atlantic Ocean
South of Florida
North of the Equator
Absolute
-75°W, 22°N
Caribbean's exact location on the map

3. Place Physical -Warm temperatures (70s all year round)
-Diverse flora and fauna
->80 inches of rainfall
-Inter-tropical
- convergence zone
-Hurricane zone
Hurricane Hanna hit the Caribbean in 2008.

4. Place (cont.) -Forests: many original forests cleared for plantations
-Savannas and mangroves
-Arid Zones: salt, goats, resorts

5. Place (cont.) Human -60% of region is considered urban
-1/3 of the Surinamese population is South Asian
-Voodoo is and African religion practices in the region
-Creolization: Blends of African, European, and some Amerindian cultural elements form up some of the Caribbean
-Average women in Cuba have a birth rate of 1.6 children

6. Place (cont.)
Human
-Population is comprised of people descended from Africa, Asia, and Europe
-Plantation America- European elite ruling class dependent on African labor
-languages - Spanish (24 million), French (8 million), English (6 million), Dutch (500,000)
-More then 2% of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 have HIV/AIDS
-Caribbean music includes, calypso reggae, Merengue, Zouk and other musical forms
-80% of the population of Cuba receives an education.

7. Movement
People
Chain Migration: Families migrate one family member at a time.
Circular Migration: Residents will move, work, save money, then return home.
In the 1950’s emigration to the Caribbean began.
Caribbean Diaspora; economic movement of Caribbean people lasting more than 50 years.

8. Movement (cont) Interregional movement
Tourist from US and other countries
Indentured labor
workers contracted to labor on estates for a set period of time.
African Diaspora- forced removal of Africans from native land.
People migrated from the Netherlands

9. Movement (cont) Goods Export of sugar cane, flowers, and bananas. Wood
Offshore banking (money)

10. Voodoo was spread across the Caribbean because of African beliefs
Movement (cont)
Ideas
African religion and magical systems such as Voodoo
How to structure communities in the Caribbean
HIV/AIDS treatments
Slavery
Music
Voodoo was spread across the Caribbean because of African beliefs

11. Interaction
Change
To grow sugarcane and produce fuel, Tropical Rainforests were cut down
Dams were built
Too much farming cause erosion
Pollution
Katse Dam was built in Lesotho 

12. Interaction (cont) Adapt
For the creation of beaches, Coastal Mangrove swamps were cleared out
Altitudinal zonations case certain plans to grow in certain areas which helped acquire a wide variety of crops.
Climate changes caused humans to adapt
Swamps are good for fishing
Hurricanes were issues, so technology was made to predict them.

13. Region Physical Lesser Antilles Great Antilles The Rimland
Surrounded by the Caribbean Sea
South America
The Caribbean surrounds the Caribbean.

14. Region (cont) Political
Cuba has a dictator with a socialist government.
Independent countries
French, British, and Dutch own the islands.
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the US

15. Region (cont) Cultural
Languages are spoken such as Spanish, French, English, and Dutch are spoken.
Music tastes are Meringue, Reggae, and Rumba with steel drums.

16. Region (cont) Economic
Are becoming more Industrialized rather than Agricultural
Main exports are sugar and coffee.
Production has made the Caribbean’s economy prosper (Banana production)
Free Trade zones has made the Caribbean more attractive to potential consumers.
Trying to achieve economic independence.