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CHAPTER 11CENTRAL AMERICA
& THECARIBBEAN
SECTION1
NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS
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BR #1 (PG.240)
1A)What type of landform is Central America & what does it connect B) What is its east & west boundary?
2)Where are the West Indies located & what are its 2 major island groups?
3A)What are the Greater Antilles? B) Define: Hispaniola & the Bahamas?
4)What are the Lesser Antilles?
5)List the 7 Central American countries.
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ANSWERS TO BR #1
Q: 1A)What type of landform is Central America & what does it connect
B) What is its east & west boundary?
A:1A) Isthmus linking North & South America
B) West- bounded by the Pacific Ocean, East- By the Caribbean Sea & the West Indies (group of islands)
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ANSWERS CONTINUED
Q: 2)Where are the West Indies located & what are its 2 major island groups?
A: 2)They extend in an arc from just south of Florida to Venezuela- (Greater & Lesser Antilles)
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ANSWERS CONTINUED
• 3A)What are the Greater Antilles? B) Define: Hispaniola & the Bahamas?
3) Cuba, Hispaniola (Includes the countries of Haiti & the Dominican
Republic), Jamaica, Puerto Rico & the Bahamas B) Over 700 islands northeast of Cuba all in the Atlantic Ocean
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ANSWERS CONTINUED
Q: 4)What are the Lesser Antilles?
A: 4) 20 small island countries & territories
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ANSWERS CONTINUED
Q: 5)List the 7 Central American countries.
A: 5) Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, & Panama
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PLACE THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES(FROM BOTH
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN) ON THE MAP
PROVIDED:
• CENTRAL AMERICA- Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, & Panama
• CARIBBEAN- Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico & the Lesser Antilles
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FACTS ABOUT THE REGION
•1)Tectonic processes have shaped the region creating mountains throughout C.A. (The tops of these mountains are some islands in the Lesser Antilles & volcanoes formed some islands like Martinique)
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Facts continued
• 2)Climate is tropical wet & dry with some variation based on terrain (Examples-Elevation & rain shadow)
• 3)Tourism is the area’s greatest natural resource (warm & sunny climate)
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• 4)Mineral resources have contributed greatly to the area’s economy
• 5)This area has some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world
• 6)Natural hazards, unfortunately, abound in the region, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,& hurricanes (area’s location is along the most active hurricane path in the world)
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HW #1 (PGS.240-242)• 1)Name the region’s 4 tectonic
plates?
• 2)What was the geologic evolution of the Cayman islands?
• 3)Define:Mangrove (List its benefits)
• 4)Define: Bauxite
• 5)List the primary mineral resource of each country listed below. A) Jamaica B) Cuba & Dominican Republic C) Trinidad
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HW #1 (PGS.240-242)• 1)Name the region’s 4 tectonic
plates?
• 1)Caribbean, Cocos, North & South American plates
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• 2)What was the geologic evolution of the Cayman islands?
• 2)Began as coral reefs then evolved into limestone islands
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• 3)Define:Mangrove (List its benefits)
• 3)Trees whose roots grow in salt water-shrimp & dozen of kinds of fish live among the roots
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• 4)Define: Bauxite
• 4)The ore from which aluminum is made
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• 5)List the primary mineral resource of each country listed below. A) Jamaica B) Cuba & Dominican Republic C) Trinidad
• 5A)Bauxite B) Nickel C) Oil
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ANSWERS TO HW #1