Ch 8 ~ Caribbean Islands

Which Caribbean Island is a part of the Greater Antilles?

• Aruba
• Dominica
• Jamaica
• Tobago

Which type of island is formed from tiny sea animals called corals?

• reef
• cay
• volcanic
• high

Which caribbean country is a commonwealth of the United States?

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Haiti
• Jamaica

What land, which is now a country, did Christopher Columbus first sight in 1492?

• Jamaica
• Cuba
• Bahamas
• Puerto Rico

__________________ were an indigenous group who lived on the islands of the Lesser Antilles.

• Carib
• Taino
• Hawaiians
• Martians

____________________ were an indigenous group that lived on the islands of the Greater Antilles.

• Martians
• Haitians
• Carib
• Taino

____________________ is money sent home by people who migrated someplace else to work.

• communist
• remittance
• pay day loan
• bauxite

____________________ is the type of economy where citizens can own their own businesses and decide which goods to produce.

• communism
• command economy
• free enterprise

What type of government does Cuba have?

• constitutional monarchy
• communism
• federal republic
• no government

What is a main source of income to many islands in the Caribbean?

• Tourism
• Agriculture
• Industry
• Baking