3. Objectives: Students will be able to: Objectives: Students will be able to: Define the term archipelago and state why it is called an archipelago Define the term archipelago and state why it is called an archipelago State the geographical location of The Bahamas State the geographical location of The Bahamas List the names of islands, their geographical location where they may be found and the key information indigenous to each island List the names of islands, their geographical location where they may be found and the key information indigenous to each island

4. Archipelago: Archipelago: islands: a group or chain of islands islands: a group or chain of islands sea with islands: an area of sea with many islands sea with islands: an area of sea with many islands Island: Island: piece of land surrounded by water:piece of land surrounded by water: an area of land, smaller than a continent, that is completely surrounded by wateran area of land, smaller than a continent, that is completely surrounded by water

5. Cay: Cay: smallsmall island: a island: a small low island or reef in the ocean, made of coral or sand, especially in the Caribbean Weather Weather forecaster: Aperson who broadcast about weather a person announcing weather conditions on a radio or television broadcast

6. The Bahamas is an archipelago – a group of over 700 islands and cays lying close to one another. The islands stretch in a northwesterly to southeasterly direction. The Bahamas is an archipelago – a group of over 700 islands and cays lying close to one another. The islands stretch in a northwesterly to southeasterly direction.

7. If the land area of all the islands is added together, they cover a total area of almost 14,000 square kilometers. If the land area of all the islands is added together, they cover a total area of almost 14,000 square kilometers. If we include the sea between the islands, The Bahamas is a country of about 260,000 square kilometers. If we include the sea between the islands, The Bahamas is a country of about 260,000 square kilometers.

8. Since the Bahamian islands cover such a large area, there may be different kinds of weather occurring in different parts of the country at the same time. Since the Bahamian islands cover such a large area, there may be different kinds of weather occurring in different parts of the country at the same time.

9. When we listen to the weather forecast, it is different for each part of the Bahamas. Weather forecasters divide the country into three groups of islands. They are Northwestern, Central and Southeastern Bahamas. Which group of islands do you live in? When we listen to the weather forecast, it is different for each part of the Bahamas. Weather forecasters divide the country into three groups of islands. They are Northwestern, Central and Southeastern Bahamas. Which group of islands do you live in?

10. North-Western Central CentralSouth-Eastern Grand Bahama Cat Island Crooked Island AbacoExumaAcklins Bimini Long Island Mayaguana Andros Rum Cay Inagua New Providence San Salvador Ragged Island Eleuthera Berry Island

12. Islands Islands Size in Km 2 Highest Point Main Town Products Places of Interests Total Population Abaco 1681 km 2 37 m Cooper’s Town Cooper’s Town Marsh Harbor Marsh Harbor Sandy Point Sandy Point Fish Fish Vegetables Vegetables Citrus Fruits Citrus Fruits Treasur e Treasur e Cay Cay Hope Hope Town Town Man-of- Man-of- War Cay War Cay10,061 Acklins 497km 2 43 m Spring Point Spring Point Cascrilla Cascrilla bark bark Castle Castle Island light- house Island light- house428 Andros 5959 km 2 36 m Nicholl’s Town Nicholl’s Town Fresh Creek Fresh Creek Kemp’s Bay Kemp’s Bay Vegetables Vegetables Citrus Fruit Citrus Fruit Water Water Manufac- tured goods Manufac- tured goods Andro- sia Andro- sia factory factory Blue Blue holes holes8,155

13. Islands Islands Size in km 2 Highest Point Main Town Products Places of Interests Total Popula- tion Cat Island 389 km 2 63 m Arthur’s Town Arthur’s Town New Bight New Bight Port Howe Port Howe Vegetables Vegetables Caves Caves Coma Hill Coma Hill1,678 Eleu- thera Spanish Wells 518 km 2 58 m Spanish Wells Spanish Wells Dunmore Town Dunmore Town Governor’s Governor’s Harbor Harbor Rock Sound Rock Sound Pineapples Pineapples Vegetables Vegetables Citrus Fruit Citrus Fruit Fish Fish Glass Window Preacher’ s Glass Window Preacher’ sCave10,524

14. Islands Islands Size in Km 2 Highest Point Main Town Products Places of Interests Total Population Exuma 290 km 2 38 m George Town George Town Onions Onions Elizabeth Harbor Elizabeth Harbor National Land- Sea Park National Land- Sea Park Planta- tion ruins Planta- tion ruins3,539 Grand Bahama 1373 km 2 21 m West End West End Eight Mile Rock Eight Mile Rock Freeport Freeport Medicines Medicines Refined Oil Refined Oil Interna- tional Bazaar Interna- tional Bazaar Garden of the Groves Garden of the Groves Straw Market Straw Market41,035

15. Islands Islands Size in Km 2 Highest Point Main Town Products Places of Interests Total Population Inagua 1679 km 2 33 m Matthew Town Matthew Town Salt Salt Casca- rilla Casca- rilla bark bark Morton’s Salt Co. Morton’s Salt Co. National Park National Park985 Long Island 596 km 2 54 m Deadman’s Cay Deadman’s Cay Clarence Town Clarence Town Stella Maris Stella Maris Cattle Cattle Fish Fish Citrus Fruits Citrus Fruits3,107 New Provi- dence 207 km 2 38 m Nassau Nassau Rum Rum Poultry Poultry Live- stock Live- stock Bay Street Bay Street Forts Forts Queen’s Staircase Queen’s Staircase Straw Market Straw Market Water Tower Water Tower171,542