A PowerPoint presentation on the Caribbean islands in terms of its geographic characteristics, culture, religion, major land forms, water forms, delicacies, natural resources and its religions.

1. CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
(WEST INDIES)
PRESENTED BY: EVANGELISTA, JETHRO

2. LOCATION
Relative Location :
• The Caribbean is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres.
• The overall area includes the Caribbean Sea and all of its islands located to the southeast of the Gulf of
Mexico, east of Central America and Mexico, and to the north of South America.
• The islands are bordered in the east and north by the Atlantic Ocean.

4. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Made up of three island groups:
• Greater Antilles
• Lesser Antilles
• The Bahamas
Greater Antilles are made up of :
• Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican republic), and Puerto Rico.
Lesser Antilles are the other smaller islands

7. CLIMATES
• The Caribbean climate is tropical
• Temperatures range between 24°C and 32°C
• Trade Winds bring steady sea breezes in to the Caribbean from the northeast year-round.
• Hurricanes are a constant feature of most of the Caribbean

8. COUNTRY (and dependent territory)
POPULATION (JULY 1, 2013) AREA (KM)
CUBA
11,163,000
105,806 km²
HAITI
10,671,000
27,750 km2
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
9,745,000
48,442 km2
PUERTO RICO (US)
3,641,000
8,896 km²
JAMAICA
2,715,000
11,188 km²
TRINIDAN AND TOBAGO
1,344,000
5,131 km²
GUADELOUPE (France)
409,000
1,628 km²
MARTINIQUE
398,000
1,128 km²
BAHAMAS
368,000
13,878 km2
BARBADOS
276,000
432 km2
SAINT LUCIA
170,000
617 km2
CURACAO (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
155,000
444 km2
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS (US)
106,000
346.36 km2
ARUBA (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
105,000
178.91 km2
GRENADA
103,000
344 km2
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
97,000
389 km2
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
88,000
440 km2

9. COUNTRY (and dependent territory)
POPULATION (JULY 1, 2013) AREA (KM)
DOMINICA
71,000
750 km2
CAYMAN ISLANDS (UK)
60,000
264 km2
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
55,000
261 km2
SINT MAARTEN (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
41,000
34 km2
SAINT MARTIN (France)
39,000
53.2 km2
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (UK)
33,000
616.3 km2
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK)
32,000
153 km2
CARIBBEAN NETHERLAND (Kingdom of the
Netherlands)
23,000
328 km2
AGUILLA (UK)
14,000
91 km2
SAINT BARTHELEMY (France)
10,000
25 km2
MONTSERRAT (UK)
5,000
102 km2

10. Religion in Caribbean island
0%
15%
0%
1%
Catholicism
Protestantism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Other
25%
59%

11. Protestantism
• These churches all reject the ideas of apostolic succession and papal authority.
• Martin Luther
• Bible
• God
Rastafari movement
• Way of life
• God : Jah – Holy trinity
Santería
• “Way of the saints”
• Head God : Orishas
• Subdieties : “Obatala” – Our lady of Mercy
Haitian Vodou
• “Servant of the spirit”
• God : Bondye (bon "good" + dye "God)
• Spirit : Loa
• Temple : Hounfour

12. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
• Spanish - (official language of Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico)
• French - (official language of Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, St. Barthelemy and St. Martin)
• English - (official language of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Eustatius, St.
Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and
Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands)
• Dutch - (official language of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten)
• Haitian Creole - (official language of Haiti along with French)
• Papiamento - (a Portuguese and Spanish-based Creole language) (official language of Aruba, Curacao
and Bonaire)

14. GOVERNMENT
• Republic Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Westminster
• Communist

15. MAJOR LANDFORMS
Pico Duarte
Located on the island of Hispaniola
Highest Peak in the Caribbean island.
Soufrière Hills volcano
Locates on the island of Montserrat
Only Active Volcano in the Caribbean

16. La Grande Soufrière
Located in Guadeloupe
Highest Mountain in the
lower Antilles
Morne Diablotins
Located in Dominica
Highest mountain on Dominica and
Second highest in the lower Antilles

17. Cueva Martin Infierno
Located in Cuba
This is where the largest Stalagmite
in the world is located
Blue mountain /Blue mountain Peak
Located in Jamaica
Longest Mountain Range and mountain
Peak in Jamaica

18. MAJOR WATER FORMS
Boiling Lake
Located in Dominica
Second largest hot lake in the world
Carbet Falls
Located in Guadeloupe
It consist of three cascades or drops

19. Dean's Blue Hole in Bahamas
The deepest blue hole in the world
202 - 203 m deep

20. Cauto River or Río Cauto
located in southeast Cuba
It is the longest river of Cuba

21. MAN MADE LANDMARKS
Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
Dominican Republic
Citadelle Laferrière or Citadelle Henry Christophe
Haiti

22. Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
St. Kitts and Nevis
Manaca-Iznaga Tower
Cuba

23. NATURAL RESOURCES
•
Fisheries
• Bauxite
• Iron
• Nickel
• Petroleum
• Timber

24. DELICACIES
Pates (Patties)
Virgin Islands
Ropa vieja
Cuba

25. Ackee and saltfish
Jamaica
Stewed Salt Fish with
Dumplings,Spicy
Plantains & Breadfruit
St Kitts & Nevis

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