Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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Grand Bahama

Island

Great Abaco

Andros Island

New

Providence

Eleuthera Island

Long Island

Rum Cay

Exuma

Cays

Great Exuma Island

Cat Island

San Salvador

Acklins

Island

Crooked

Island

Mayaguana

Bimini

Islands

Berry

Islands

Ragged Island

Range

Great Inagua

Little Inagua

Anguilla Cays

Isla de

la Juventud

Grand Cayman

Little Cayman

Cayman

Brac

Île de la Gonâve

Isla Beata

Isla Saona

Isla

Mona

St Croix

Sint Maarten

Antigua

Barbuda

Basse-Terre

Grande Terre

Marie-Galante

Saint Vincent

Trinidad

Tobago

Cayo Largo

Saba

Archipiélago de los Canarre

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Archipiélago

de Camagüey

Archipiélago de

los Jardines de la Reina

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Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

Lake Rosa

UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

VENEZUELA

C

O

L

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M

B

IA

(to US)

(to US)

(to US)

(to US)

(to Netherlands)

(to UK)

(to UK)

(to UK)

(to UK)

(to France)

(to France)

(Netherlands)

(Netherlands)

(to UK)

(to Netherlands)

ARUBA

MONTSERRAT

GUADELOUPE

MARTINIQUE

CURAÇAO

ANGUILLA

PUERTO RICO

VIRGIN

ISLANDS

BRITISH VIRGIN

ISLANDS

CAYMAN ISLANDS NAVASSA ISLAND

TURKS

& CAICOS

ISLANDS

Guantánamo Bay

(to Netherlands)

BONAIRE

TRINIDAD &

TOBAGO

GRENADA

BARBADOS

SAINT VINCENT &

THE GRENADINES

DOMINICA

ST LUCIA

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

ANTIGUA &

BARBUDA

JAMAICA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

HAITI

CUBA

THE BAHAMAS

Cordil

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ra

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Centra
l
San Fernando
Pointe-à-Pitre
Monte Cristi
Nuevitas
Morón
Placetas
Sagua la Grande
Consolación
del Sur
Artemisa
Nueva Gerona
Freeport
Marsh Harbour
Nicholls
Town
Andros Town
George Town
Rock Sound
Clarence
Town
Matthew
Town
Vieux Fort
La Fé
Montego Bay
Spanish Town
Puerto Plata
Palma Soriano
Manzanillo
Las Tunas
Ciego de Ávila
Sancti
Spíritus
Guanabacoa
Cárdenas
Jacmel
La Romana
Caguas
Ponce
Mayagüez
Jérémie
Cayes
Gonaïves
Santiago
Cap-
Haïtien
Santiago de Cuba
Guantánamo
Bayamo
Holguín
Camagüey
Cienfuegos
Santa Clara
Pinar
del Río
Matanzas
San Francisco de Macorís
La Vega

GEORGE

TOWN

ORANJESTAD

CHARLOTTE

AMALIE

ROAD

TOWN

COCKBURN TOWN

BASSE-TERRE

THE VALLEY

FORT-DE-FRANCE

WILLEMSTAD

SAN JUAN

KRALENDIJK

KINGSTON

HAVANA

SANTO

DOMINGO

(LA HABANA)

PORT-AU-

PRINCE BASSETERRE

ROSEAU

ST JOHN’S

ST GEORGE'S

BRIDGETOWN

CASTRIES

PORT-OF-SPAIN

KINGSTOWN

NASSAU

BRADES

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A B C

D

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G H

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This region consists of thousands of islands stretching from

Cuba in the west to Trinidad and Tobago in the southeast. European

colonists wanted control of the islands in the 1500s, but the diseases

they brought wiped out most of the local Carib and Arawak peoples.

African slaves, imported to work on plantations, replaced local

peoples and today most of the population are descended from

those Africans. English, Spanish, and

French are spoken in different

countries, depending on

which European power

claimed the territory.

Tourism and agriculture

are major sources

of employment.

JAMAICA

The Rastafarian religion began in Kingston,

Jamaica, in the 1930s. Followers worship

Haile Selassie, the former emperor of

Ethiopia (Ras Tafari), and believe that God

will lead black people back to Ethiopia, the

Promised Land. Jamaica is also home

to reggae music, a rhythmic

blend of African, European,

and South American

styles that can be heard

across the island.

The lyrics often tell

of hardship and

political struggle.

Okra

Ginger Chilli

CARIBBEAN CROPS

The semi-tropical climate here creates ideal conditions

for many crops, especially sugar. The growing and

processing of sugar is an important industry in Cuba,

Jamaica, and many of the Lesser Antilles, providing

jobs and income for the region. Fermented cane sugar

is used to make rum and is a major export.

Rastafarian, whose

religion forbids him

from cutting his hair

The Caribbean

The most

densely populated

country in the

Caribbean is

Barbados.

Plantain

Sugar cane

Papaya

Mango

Sweet potato

Breadfruit

Banana

CUBA

Cuba is the largest island and the only communist country

in the region. It was supported by the communist superpower,

the USSR, until the USSR collapsed in 1991, at which time

many Cubans suffered great economic hardship. The Cuban

government invested its money in improving social services.

The people benefit from a good health service and a high

literacy rate. Children who complete pre-university education

are awarded the Bachillerato.

Cuba specializes in

making top-quality cigars.

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