The West Indies and Mexico HFT2716 01 Most important things bolded HEY LOOK HERE That doesn t mean only study the bolded terms You don t know what s on the test and neither do I I just bolded what he said during the review The West Indies Greater Antilles Cuba largest Hispaniola second largest Puerto Rico Jamaica Cayman Islands Lesser Antilles Starts with the US Virgin Islands and ends with Grenada Is compromised of all the leeward and windward islands Leeward sheltered from winds US Virgin Islands Dominica Windward exposed to winds Martinique Grenada ABC Islands mostly volcanic part of South America Papiamento is the language spoken out of the way of hurricanes the islands are Aruba Bonaire Curacao The Islands Bermuda the world s most northerly group of coral islands Towns Hamilton capital St George the first capital Attractions Perfume factory Aquarium The Bahamas chain of 2 400 keys and 700 coral islands Main tourism is Nassau the capital Freeport and outer islands New Providence the site of Nassau major cruise destination o Paradise Island the Atlantis resort is located here o Nassau o Cable Beach Festivals o Goombay Fest in New Providence June August Grand Bahamas Island only 60 mi from Florida after Nassau it is the popular beach Outer Islands o Bimini fishing capital of the world o Eluethera luxurious hotels o Andros biggest uninhabited island The Greater Antilles Cayman Islands underwater capital of the Caribbean British colonial empire Financial hot spot duty free Good for diving the deepest area in the Caribbean Attractions George Town capital great fishing competitions known for banking and finance Seven Mile Beach shopping condos hotels Diving Stingray City Jamaica English speaking most tourism is on the northern border Cities Kingston capital Port Royal used to be the capital but when it was destroyed by a hurricane and a tidal wave they built the town higher and named it Kingston Port Antonio east of the island and surrounded by water used to be run by pirates who would dock their ships Ocho Rios 75 of cruise ships go here has Dunn s River Falls Montego Bay major international airport many hotels Negril Western most point fine beaches Hispaniola made up of the Dominican Republic and Haiti Dominican Republic Cities Santa Domingo capital no beaches active night life historic center Resort areas La Romana Casa de Campo Punta Cana Puerto Plata Haiti first independent nation in the region they speak Creole French Cities Part Au Prince capital and largest city Puerto Rico US obtained from Spanish after the Spanish American War Cities San Juan capital founded in 1521 attractions include La Casa Blanca and El Convento Ponce largest city Attractions El Yunque the only rainforest registered in the US National Parks system Rio Camuy river that has a cave system The Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands US Virgin Islands Cities St Thomas most developed duty free so shopping is popular St Croix St John British Virgin Islands made of 60 islands but only 15 are inhabited Road Town is a major port the islands are taxed most upscale and is exclusive as well as expensive known for sailing since the 1600s Anguilla flat baron with hardly any rain but excellent beaches and snorkeling wealthy travelers taxed upscale properties no nightlife or casinos still part of Britain water is an issue and droughts are frequent St Martin Maarten half French Dutch people climb the fences at the airport I still can t figure out what the point to him telling us that was popular cruise spot known for their medical schools students go from St Martin to Ireland and then work in the US beaches and shopping St Barts little rain rocky less vegetation belonged to Sweden luxury lodging gourmet restaurants Cities Sweden Gustavia capital named after King Gustav of Saba owned by the Netherlands has an extinct volcano and only one road prime scuba Cities Bottom it is the bottom of the volcano pretty easy to remember St Kitts and Nevis sugar cane plantations have been converted into inns and hotels almost black sand good for golfing Antigua and Barbuda largest of the leeward islands 95 of the population lives in Antigua while Barbuda is a bird sanctuary Windward Islands Martinique northern most of the windward islands 1902 volcano almost destroyed it cruise ship port Napoleon Bonaparte s wife Josephine was born here St Lucia belongs to Britain cruise liners rainforests beaches have black volcanic sand St Vincent and the Grenadines became a British colony in 1783 volcanic good for sailing Cities Kingston capital Grenada known as the spice island nutmeg British medical schools in 1983 President Reagan sent marines to take the medical students out had to do with Cuba trying to use it as a base Barbados rocky beaches sugar cane farms George Washington once visited the island the only former colony that never changed hands stayed British the whole time Crop Over Festival for the sugar cane harvest Cities Bridgetown capital ABC Islands independent islands geographically they all belong to Holland Aruba Papiamento spoken casinos nightlife Dutch architecture Bonaire sister city to Aruba DIVING Curacao Willemstad is capital closest to Holland Other Destinations Turks and Caicos southeastern end of Bahamas expensive the only conch farm in the world beautiful beaches Cuba near Key West casinos poor roads visitors are mainly Canadians and Europeans ecotourism Haiti French first independent nation in the region limited tourism Cities Port au Prince capital St Eustatius part of the Netherland Antilles ABC islands diverse beaches tropical climate divers shipwrecks sea life Montserrat volcano destroyed it in 1995 50 of population left used to be wealthy only Guadalupe very French actually two islands linked by bridge club med nightlife Dominica Roseau is capital Indians are called Caribes last surviving Carib Tribes Trinidad and Tobago oil refining Trinidad and beaches reefs and wildlife Tobago annual carnival Port of Spain is capital Popular Destinations all important Nightlife Casinos Aruba St Maarten The Grand Bahamas Shopping all duty free St Thomas Curacao The Grand Bahamas Carnivals Port of Spain Trinidad Anguilla Fishing Bimini Cayman Islands million dollar fishing competition Diving Bonaire Cayman Islands Saba newest Beaches Bahamas Grenada St Vincent Golf Bermuda Dominican Republican Sailing British Virgin Islands Guadeloupe Antigua Cruise Ports all go back to where they start Eastern Carib Cruise Miami San Juan Puerto Rico St
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