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Caribbean studies
1. locating the caribbean 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Before we can attempt a meaningful study of the society and culture of the Caribbean it is necessary to | Define & locate the region we will be studying because the society & culture of people define and locate where they live more than some physical or geological feature , such as water that surrounds them or mountain range that separates them from other ppl |
| how we locate and Define the Caribbean region | 1. look for common historical links and similar heritage 2. common deep structures /processes eg-the caribbean plate 3. only include lands washed by the Caribbean Sea 4. countries perceived to have a common destiny eg-the AC |
| a geographic basis for delimiting the Caribbean region it's a familiar idea. It is based on the concept of a ''Caribbean basin'' where the central identifying feature is the | Caribbean Sea , rimmed by Islands and the mainland territories of Central and South America |
| Caribbean region | -land wash by the Caribbean Sea -West Indies |
| how we use coordinates to locate the Caribbean region | we use coordinates such as lines of latitude and longitude to locate the region. eg- Caribbean stretches from 60° to 90° . these are the approximate coordinates used in defining the Caribbean |
| geographical delimitation of the Caribbean is not fixed since the limit is debatable since | the approximate coordinates used in defining the caribbean shows the region as stretching from near the equator to beyond 25° N. & the idea of the caribbean basin & even the coordinates of latitude and longitude are interpreted subjectively |
| we must be careful to distinguish between island and continental countries and not | overly generalize as in ''the islands of the Caribbean'' eg- the territory of Belize in Central America is a large landmass that is considered to be as ''Caribbean'' as any of the islands |
| Archipelago | a chain of islands that is usually closely related at a Subterranean level |
| eg of archipelago | -the Lesser Antilles forms a chain of small islands that exhibit similar volcanic features -the Greater Antilles is an older archipelago of much larger islands -Bahamas |
| the water bodies found in the Caribbean and its environs are | the Caribbean Sea the Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean |
| the Pacific Ocean is close to the | Caribbean at the isthmus of Panama |
| isthmus | a narrow neck of land separating 2 water bodies |
| why is the Pacific Ocean considered to be part of the environs of the Caribbean | a isthmus separates the caribbean sea from the pacific sea so it is considered to be part of the environs of the caribbean |
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