1. The Caribbean

2. Islands in the Caribbean Sea – Greater Antilles (the 4 big islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico) and the Lesser Antilles (the rest).

5. Bahamas Capital: Nassau -Archipelago of over 700 islands
- First place in New World “discovered” by Europeans

6. Cuba Capital: Havana -Largest island in the Caribbean
-Communist government

7. Jamaica Capital: Kingston -Former English colony
-Famous for reggae music

8. Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince -Western half of Hispaniola
-Famous for vodou religion
-Very poor developing country

9. Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo -Eastern half of Hispaniola
- Baseball is very popular

10. Puerto Rico Capital: San Juan Territory of the United States
People are US citizens

11. Lesser Antilles Antigua St. Kitts Dominica St. Lucia Barbados
St. Vincent &
The Grenadines
Trinidad

12. Lesser Antilles USA: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Navassa
Netherlands: Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao,
Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maartin
Lesser Antilles
France: St-Martin, Guadeloupe,
Martinique, St. Barthelmy
United Kingdom: Anguilla,
British Virgin Islands. Montserrat,
Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands