PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Isthmus
A piece of land that connects North and South America
Islands
The Caribbean are made up of entirely islands
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles are the bigger islands
Lesser Antilles
The lesser Antilles are the smaller islands
Tropical
the climate in Central America and the Caribbean is tropical
Hurricanes
In Central America and the Caribbean there are frequent hurricanes
Rainforest
There are many tropical rain forest in Central America and the Caribbean
Maya
A native culture that thrived in Central America was mainly the Maya
Arawak and Carib
The Arawak and the Carib where the earliest people in the Caribbean
Triangular Trade
A placed formed to trade with Europe and Africa
Slavery
African Americans taken somewhere else to work for people
Dictator
Many people had dictators for leaders
Steel Drums
the main Caribbean instrument.
Poverty
Most of the people that live in Caribbean live in poverty
Roman Catholic
The main religion is Roman Catholic
Tourism
Tourism is very important to the economy
East Caribbean Dollar
Many Caribbean islands use the East Caribbean Dollar
Panama Canal
A strip of water where boats can pass through to export goods
