607 Q2 Flashcards
Puerto Rico is a dependency of what country?
The United States
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Many Haitians practice what religion?
Voodoo
The Arawak Indians (the Taino) lived where?
Hispaniola
What is Puerto Rico’s number one export?
coffee
What is a mineral exported by Jamaica and used in plasterboard?
Gypsum
Puerto Rico is known as a what?
Commonwealth / Dependency
What is known as the “land of mountains”?
Haiti
What is a Jamaican export that has a combination flavor?
All Spice
A combination of Catholic teachings and African tribal rituals is called what?
Voodoo
What Creole combines English, African, Spanish, and French?
Jamaican Creole
What is an important Jamaican export grown for its starch?
Arrow root
Dominican Republic occupies what side of Hispaniola?
Eastern
What is the “isle of springs”
Jamaica
The majority of Dominicans are
mulatto
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Puerto Ricans often build their houses out of what?
Concrete (to withstand Hurricane winds)
Most of the farmland in what country is owned by poor farmers?
Haiti
Haitians have a shorter what, than other Americans?
life expectancy
What is a long leafed plant grown in Haiti used for its fiber?
Sisal
What means “rich port”
Puerto Rico
Santa Domingo
Dominican Republic
on your quiz be able to list the following countries places on a map
Dominican Republic, Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles, Atlantic Ocean, Jamaica, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba
Hispaniola is made of what two countries?
Dominican Republic and Haiti
