Unit 3: The Caribbean Today, Living, Working, and Challenges

tropical cyclones, or powerful storms

• mudslide

• Hurricane

• Santeria

• infrastructure

blended languages that mix elements from different languages

• erosion

• embargo

• creole

• Hurricane

a religion that combines Catholic and West African beliefs

• cartel

• embargo

• Santeria

• vulnerable

open to harm or damage

• stride

• remittance

• vulnerable

• ecotourism

government in power

• ecotourism

• regime

• Hurricane

• cartel

movement of people from their homeland to other places

• diaspora

• influx

• creole

• populous

spread of cultural traits

• mural

• vulnerable

• cultural diffusion

• digital divide

large-scale paintings on walls

• Hurricane

• mural

• stride

• specialization

payments from workers outside of the country

• diaspora

• remittance

• mudslide

• regime

tourism that focuses on the environment and aims ot limit environmental damage

• brutal

• erosion

• ecotourism

• remittance