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SS Ch 3 - Caribbean
caribbean islands
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Haiti occupies the western side of | Hispaniola |
| Large commercial farms that grow crops for sale | plantations |
| water passageway connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans | Panama Canal |
| group of nearly 700 islands east of Florida | Bahamas |
| where many Dominicans sell goods | free trade zone |
| strong government control of the society and economy | communist state |
| type of farm found in Cuba | coopertive |
| another name for the Caribbean islands | West Indies |
| body of water on Central America's east coast | Caribbean Sea |
| storms with winds of 74 miles per hour | hurricanes |
| smaller islands of the southern Caribbean are part of the | Lesser Antilles |
| uses its rain forests to attract ecotourists | Costa Rica |
| temperatures in the Caribbean islands often remain pleasant because of | winds blowing from the sea |
| first permanent European settlement in the Western Hemisphere | Santo Domingo |
| an instrument that was developed in Trinidad and Tobago | steel drum |
| islands that are still not independent and have ties to France | Martinique and Guadeloupe |
| many Caribbean islands have a _________ economy | farm |
| the farm economy of the Caribbean islands is based on only _________ crop | one |
| group of four large islands in the Caribbean Sea | Greater Antilles |
| much of the Central Highlands' fertile soil came from | volcanic eruptions |
| rapid clearing is a growing threat to rain forests in | Central America |
| in Central America, rapid clearing is a growing threat to | rain forests |
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