CUBA

Cuba is a royal colony.
It is ruled by the king's
adalantados, or someone who works for the king.

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• Cuba's major city is Havana
• The land in Cuba has rivers, streams,
• deep bays, sandy beaches, marshland, swamps,
• and mountains

POPULATION

• Settlers mainly came from Spain or Britain
• Many came to improve social standards.
• Others traveled as soldiers or as members of religious orders,.

ECONOMY

• They farmed sugarcane and coffee beans
• They mined iron and gold

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Cuba had 200 natural harbors, and fertile soil

INTERESTING FACTS

• Columbus set up a stop here
• Havanna was a port for treasure ships
• There were thousands of slaves to work on the farms.

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