What is the Caribbean? By: Stacey Charbeneau

Location: South of Florida North of South America Map of the Caribbean

Location:

South of Florida

North of South America

Components: 1.) Greater Antilles 2.) Lesser Antilles 3.) The Bahamas

Natural Disasters Volcanoes Hurricanes Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Weather Tropical Climate Warm and Humid Moderate Temperatures (high 60’s to low 90’s) Little Seasonal Variation

Tropical Climate

Warm and Humid

Moderate Temperatures (high 60’s to low 90’s)

Little Seasonal Variation

Caribbean Geography Coral Reefs Mountains Lagoons Plateaus

Coral Reefs

Mountains

Lagoons

Plateaus

Crops Sugarcane Cocoa Coconuts Coffee Citrus Fruits

Sugarcane

Cocoa

Coconuts

Coffee

Citrus Fruits

Common Animals Flamingos Parrots Turtles Manatees Ocelots Dolphins

Flamingos

Parrots

Turtles

Manatees

Ocelots

Dolphins

Tourist Attractions Scuba Diving/Snorkeling Swimming with Dolphins Cruises Surfing Sailing

Scuba Diving/Snorkeling

Swimming with Dolphins

Cruises

Surfing

Sailing

Actually filmed in the Caribbean!

Slide #1-Caribbean Scenery http://www.myoutdoorchannel.com/chgo Slide #2-Caribbean Map 1 http://4cuisinart-resort.com/ Slide #3-Caribbean Map 2 http://www.studyabroad.com/caribbean.html Slide #4-Hurricane http://www.dailyspeculations.com/wordpress/?cat=102 Slide #6-Caribbean Mountain http://www.brownco.com/caribbean_services/caribbean_services.php Slide #7-Coconut http://daniemoore.com/the-benefits-of-coconut-oil/ Slide #7-Sugarcane http://www.areyouwellfed.com/yesno/?currentPage=5 Slide #8-Dolphins http://seapics.com/search/category.html Slide #9-Scuba Diving http://www.forbestraveler.com/Caribbean/caribbean-scuba-diving-slide.html Slide #10-”Pirates of the Caribbean” http://www.toyweb.net/category478_1.htm Citations: