The Caribbean Island

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The Caribbean Islands lay on what tectonic plate?

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Caribbean Plate

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What is the climate like in the Caribbean Island?

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Tropical, warm and wet

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Did Christopher Columbus discover America?

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No

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What did Columbus do to the Tainos upon his landing in the Caribbean?

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He captured them and sent them to Spain as slaves.

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What did the Tainos do to resist Columbus slave raid?

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They killed the Spanish and burned their forts.

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How long did the Tainos resist from the Spanish? Options: one year, two years, 10 years

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one year

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How did the Caribbean islands form?

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The movement of the Tectonic plates

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What are the 3 main threats to the Caribbean Islands? Tsunamis, weather and rainfall; hot weather, rainfall and earthquakes; Volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and earthquakes

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Volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and earthquakes

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Which Island is NOT part of the Greater Antilles? Options: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica

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Aruba

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True or False: The Bahamas are in the Caribbeans.

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False