CARIBBEAN ISLANDS(WEST INDIES)

PRESENTED BY: EVANGELISTA, JETHRO

LOCATION

Relative Location :

• The Caribbean is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres.

• The overall area includes the Caribbean Sea and all of its islands located to the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, east of Central America and Mexico, and to the north of South America.

• The islands are bordered in the east and north by the Atlantic Ocean.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Made up of three island groups:

• Greater Antilles

• Lesser Antilles

• The Bahamas

Greater Antilles are made up of :

• Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican republic), and Puerto Rico.

Lesser Antilles are the other smaller islands

CLIMATES

• The Caribbean climate is tropical

• Temperatures range between 24°C and 32°C

• Trade Winds bring steady sea breezes in to the Caribbean from the northeast year-round.

• Hurricanes are a constant feature of most of the Caribbean

COUNTRY (and dependent territory) POPULATION (JULY 1, 2013) AREA (KM)CUBA 11,163,000 105,806 km²HAITI 10,671,000 27,750 km2DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 9,745,000 48,442 km2PUERTO RICO (US) 3,641,000 8,896 km²JAMAICA 2,715,000 11,188 km²TRINIDAN AND TOBAGO 1,344,000 5,131 km²GUADELOUPE (France) 409,000 1,628 km²MARTINIQUE 398,000 1,128 km²BAHAMAS 368,000 13,878 km2BARBADOS 276,000 432 km2SAINT LUCIA 170,000 617 km2CURACAO (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 155,000 444 km2UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS (US) 106,000 346.36 km2ARUBA (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 105,000 178.91 km2GRENADA 103,000 344 km2SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 97,000 389 km2ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 88,000 440 km2

COUNTRY (and dependent territory) POPULATION (JULY 1, 2013) AREA (KM)

DOMINICA 71,000 750 km2

CAYMAN ISLANDS (UK) 60,000 264 km2

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 55,000 261 km2

SINT MAARTEN (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 41,000 34 km2

SAINT MARTIN (France) 39,000 53.2 km2

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (UK) 33,000 616.3 km2

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK) 32,000 153 km2

CARIBBEAN NETHERLAND (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

23,000 328 km2

AGUILLA (UK) 14,000 91 km2

SAINT BARTHELEMY (France) 10,000 25 km2

MONTSERRAT (UK) 5,000 102 km2

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Religion in Caribbean island

Catholicism Protestantism

Hinduism Islam

Judaism Other

Protestantism

• These churches all reject the ideas of apostolic succession and papal authority.

• Martin Luther

• Bible

• God

Rastafari movement

• Way of life

• God : Jah – Holy trinity

Santería

• “Way of the saints”

• Head God : Orishas

• Subdieties : “Obatala” – Our lady of Mercy

Haitian Vodou

• “Servant of the spirit”

• God : Bondye (bon "good" + dye "God)

• Spirit : Loa

• Temple : Hounfour

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

• Spanish - (official language of Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico)

• French - (official language of Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, St. Barthelemy and St. Martin)

• English - (official language of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands)

• Dutch - (official language of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten)

• Haitian Creole - (official language of Haiti along with French)

• Papiamento - (a Portuguese and Spanish-based Creole language) (official language of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire)

GOVERNMENT

• Republic Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Westminster

• Communist

MAJOR LANDFORMS

Pico DuarteLocated on the island of HispaniolaHighest Peak in the Caribbean island.

Soufrière Hills volcanoLocates on the island of MontserratOnly Active Volcano in the Caribbean

La Grande SoufrièreLocated in GuadeloupeHighest Mountain in the lower Antilles

Morne DiablotinsLocated in DominicaHighest mountain on Dominica and Second highest in the lower Antilles

Blue mountain /Blue mountain PeakLocated in JamaicaLongest Mountain Range and mountain Peak in Jamaica

Cueva Martin InfiernoLocated in CubaThis is where the largest Stalagmite in the world is located

MAJOR WATER FORMS

Boiling Lake Located in DominicaSecond largest hot lake in the world

Carbet FallsLocated in GuadeloupeIt consist of three cascades or drops

Dean's Blue Hole in BahamasThe deepest blue hole in the world

202 - 203 m deep

Cauto River or Río Cauto located in southeast CubaIt is the longest river of Cuba

MAN MADE LANDMARKS

Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la AltagraciaDominican Republic

Citadelle Laferrière or Citadelle Henry ChristopheHaiti

Brimstone Hill Fortress National ParkSt. Kitts and Nevis

Manaca-Iznaga TowerCuba

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Fisheries

• Bauxite

• Iron

• Nickel

• Petroleum

• Timber

DELICACIES

Pates (Patties)Virgin Islands

Ropa vieja Cuba

Ackee and saltfishJamaica

Stewed Salt Fish with Dumplings,Spicy Plantains & Breadfruit St Kitts & Nevis

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