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CHAPTER 11
CENTRAL AMERICA
& THE
CARIBBEAN
SECTION1
NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS
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.
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)
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)
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
ANSWERS CONTINUED
Q: 4)What are the Lesser Antilles?
A: 4) 20 small island countries &
territories
ANSWERS CONTINUED
Q: 5)List the 7 Central American countries.
A: 5) Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, & Panama
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
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)
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)
• 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)
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
HW #1 (PGS.240-242)
• 1)Name the region’s 4 tectonic
plates?
• 1)Caribbean, Cocos, North & South
American plates
• 2)What was the geologic evolution of the
Cayman islands?
• 2)Began as coral reefs then evolved into
limestone islands
• 3)Define:Mangrove (List its benefits)
• 3)Trees whose roots grow in salt watershrimp & dozen of kinds of fish live among
the roots
• 4)Define: Bauxite
• 4)The ore from which aluminum is made
• 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
ANSWERS TO HW #1