Geography Now! Haiti

What other country does Haiti share the island of Hispaniola with?

• Dominican Republic

• United States of America

• Cuba

• Jamaica

Haiti's physical geography can be described as

• Beautiful, but hot and dry

• Beautiful with many plains and plateaus

• Beautiful with many mountains and beaches

From the clues in the video, you can infer that deforestation means: 

• terrible luck in climate change

• a landscape void of trees

• the act of cutting down trees that causes hurricanes and earthquakes

• the act of cutting down trees within a large area

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Despite having a pretty troubled past Haiti should be celebrated for these accomplishments:

• being the first black republic

• have a slave revolt

• first to ban slavery

• all of the above.

You can infer from the quote and the clues from the video that President Jean-Claude Duvalier was

• a gracious leader

• a compassionate, understanding leader

• a callous, unsympathetic leader

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What language is MOSTLY spoken in Haiti?

• Creole (Kryole)

• French

• English