Caribbean Island Questions Flashcards
Islands of US Virgin Islands (3)
St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix
Islands of British Virgin Islands (4)
Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada
Leeward Islands (7 Majors – All Virgin Islands count as 1)
Virgin Islands (Puerto Rico, US, British); Anguilla; Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (w/Saint Barthelemy, Saba, Sint Eustacius); Saint Kitts & Nevis (with Redonda); Barbuda & Antigua; Montserrat, Guadeloupe (w/ La Desirade, Iles des Saints, Marie-Glante, Fajou, Terre-de-Bas)
Islands that are dependencies of Guadeloupe (3)
Ilse des Saints, Marie-Galante, La Desirade
Neighboring islands of Saint Martin/Sint Maarteen, and their affiliation (3)
Saint Barthelemy (Fr), Saba, Sint Eustacious (both Neth)
Small neighboring island of Saint Kitts & Nevis
Redonda
Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (2)
Vieques, Culebra (U.S.)
Which are further north – the Leeward or Windward islands?
Leeward
Windward Islands (5 + 2)
Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, plus Trinidad & Tobago; Barbados
How many islands and islets in the Grenadines?
600
The Grenadines are administratively part of (dependency of)….
the northern are with Saint Vincent, the southern with Grenada
Haiti + Dominican Republic = ?
Hispaniola
St. Martin -> where, what
North, French
What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?
Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and Grenadines
Territories of Netherlands
Sint Maartin, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire
When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?
July to Oct; windward islands
Islands colonized by France:
Haiti, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique
Who are most drawn to the Cayman Islands?
Divers and snorkellers
Cayman Islands capital
George Town (Grand Cayman)
Islands colonized by Britain
Bahamas, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent (French has it too), Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago
What is the Eastern most island?
Barbados
Curacao’s capital
Willlemstad
Islands colonized by Spain
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Haiti’s capital
Port-au-Prince
What make up the Greater Antilles?
Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
What two areas define the Lesser Antilles?
Windward Islands and Leeward Islands
The Windward Islands are _______ of the Leeward Islands?
South
Guadeloupe’s capital
Pointe-a-Pitre
Cuba’s capital
Havana
BVI’s captial
Road Town, Tortola
Saint Martin’s capital
Marigot
What make up the Cayman Islands?
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac
Bahama’s capital and other key locations?
Nassua (capital), Freeport, New Providence