1. Regional Integration: Lesson 1 Form 4 Ms. S. Singh
Tuesday 19th April, 2016

2. The Caribbean Region

3. The Challenges Facing the Region
Small size and small national markets
Lack of diversification
Unemployment and underemployment
Low levels of production and productivity
Differences in resource distribution
High levels of indebtedness
High level and cost of imports
Shortage of skilled workers
Inadequate technology
Low value of exports
Difficulties in accessing markets of developed countries
Shortage of capital
Vulnerability to natural disasters

4. What is ‘Regional Integration’?

5. Regional Integration
It is:

6. Why is ‘Regional Integration’ Important to the Caribbean?
It is important because:

7. Activity: The Collage
Each group will be given some items. In your group of FOUR, design a collage illustrating the countries of the Caribbean Region. It must have the following:
A title
A border
Contain pictures of various Caribbean islands’ flags
The outline and resemblance of a tree

8. What problems can arise when there are financial/economic issues in a country?

9. Images Related to Challenges
Unemployment rates have increased in Jamaica

10. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
Homeless people at Guyana’s Parliament

11. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
A march against unemployment in Grenada

12. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
Shanty towns in Cuba

13. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
Crime in Trinidad and Tobago

14. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
The state of a road in St. Vincent

15. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
Earthquake damage in Haiti [2010]

16. Images Related to Challenges Continued…
Devastation in Cuba after hurricane Sandy [2012]

17. Solutions or Suggestions to the Challenges Facing the Caribbean
Now that you are more aware of the challenges facing the Caribbean region, can you develop solutions or suggestions to assist?
In your same groups of FOUR, pick a challenge from the box and give a realistic solution or suggestion to decrease the problem.