Caribbean Island Questions Flashcards

1
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Islands of US Virgin Islands (3)

A

St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix

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2
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Islands of British Virgin Islands (4)

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Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada

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3
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Leeward Islands (7 Majors – All Virgin Islands count as 1)

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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)

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4
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Islands that are dependencies of Guadeloupe (3)

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Ilse des Saints, Marie-Galante, La Desirade

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5
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Neighboring islands of Saint Martin/Sint Maarteen, and their affiliation (3)

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Saint Barthelemy (Fr), Saba, Sint Eustacious (both Neth)

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6
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Small neighboring island of Saint Kitts & Nevis

A

Redonda

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7
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Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (2)

A

Vieques, Culebra (U.S.)

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8
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Which are further north – the Leeward or Windward islands?

A

Leeward

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9
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Windward Islands (5 + 2)

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Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, plus Trinidad & Tobago; Barbados

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10
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How many islands and islets in the Grenadines?

A

600

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11
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The Grenadines are administratively part of (dependency of)….

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the northern are with Saint Vincent, the southern with Grenada

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12
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Haiti + Dominican Republic = ?

A

Hispaniola

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13
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St. Martin -> where, what

A

North, French

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14
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What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?

A

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

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15
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Territories of Netherlands

A

Sint Maartin, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire

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16
Q

When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?

A

July to Oct; windward islands

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17
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Islands colonized by France:

A

Haiti, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique

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18
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Who are most drawn to the Cayman Islands?

A

Divers and snorkellers

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19
Q

Cayman Islands capital

A

George Town (Grand Cayman)

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20
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Islands colonized by Britain

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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

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21
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What is the Eastern most island?

A

Barbados

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22
Q

Curacao’s capital

A

Willlemstad

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23
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Islands colonized by Spain

A

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

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24
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Haiti’s capital

A

Port-au-Prince

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25
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What make up the Greater Antilles?

A

Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

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26
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What two areas define the Lesser Antilles?

A

Windward Islands and Leeward Islands

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27
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The Windward Islands are _______ of the Leeward Islands?

A

South

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28
Q

Guadeloupe’s capital

A

Pointe-a-Pitre

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29
Q

Cuba’s capital

A

Havana

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30
Q

BVI’s captial

A

Road Town, Tortola

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31
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Saint Martin’s capital

A

Marigot

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32
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What make up the Cayman Islands?

A

Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac

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33
Q

Bahama’s capital and other key locations?

A

Nassua (capital), Freeport, New Providence

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34
Q

Martinique’s capital

A

Fort-de-France

35
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Aruba’s capital

A

Oranjestad

36
Q

What and where is the highest mountain in Caribbean?

A

Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic

37
Q

Saint Lucia’s capital

A

Castries

38
Q

Trinidad & Tabago’s capital

A

Port-au-Spain

39
Q

Dominica’s capital

A

Roseau

40
Q

Roseau is the capital of…

A

Dominica

41
Q

Castries is the capital of…

A

Saint Lucia’s

42
Q

Port-au-Spain is the capital of…

A

Trinidad & Tobago

43
Q

Organjestad is the capital of…

A

Aruba

44
Q

Fort-de-France is the capital of….

A

Martinique

45
Q

Nassua is the capital of…

A

Bahamas

46
Q

Pointe-a-Pitre is the capital of…

A

Guadeloupe

47
Q

Road Town, Tortola is the capital of…

A

BVIs

48
Q

Charlotte Amelie is the capital of (and on what island)…

A

USVI, St. Thomas

49
Q

Bermuda’s capital

A

Hamilton

50
Q

Hamilton is capital of

A

Bermuda

51
Q

USVI capital

A

Charlotte Amelie

52
Q

Puerto Rico’s capital

A

San Juan

53
Q

When / where Christopher Columbus born?

A

1451, Genoa, Italy

54
Q

Dominica Republic’s capital

A

Santo Domingo

55
Q

Primary settlers of West Indies

A

Denmark, Netherlands, Britain, France, Spain, Portugal

56
Q

Antigua & Barbuda’s capital

A

St. john’s

57
Q

Sint Maarten’s capital

A

Phillipsburg

58
Q

Phillipsburg is the capital of…

A

Sint Maarten

59
Q

St. John’s is the capital of…

A

Antigua & Barbuda

60
Q

Barbados’ capital…

A

Bridgetown

61
Q

Bridgetown is the capital of…

A

Barbados

62
Q

Grenada’s capital is…

A

St. George’s

63
Q

St. George’s is the capital of

A

Grenada

64
Q

Slaves were generally dropped off in…

A

Cuba and Haiti

65
Q

Columbus’ tomb?

A

Havana or Santo Domingo

66
Q

Poorest Caribbean country?

A

Haiti

67
Q

Bonaire’s capital is…

A

Kralendijk

68
Q

Most experts believe Columbus first landed in the New World at ______________ in the Bahamas.

A

San Salvador island

69
Q

Saint Kitts & Nevis capital is…

A

Basseterre

70
Q

Basseterre is the capital of…

A

Saint Kitts & Nevis

71
Q

What were the Caribbean Islands once called?

A

The West Indies

72
Q

Time frame of the Triangular Trade

A

1531 to 1865

73
Q

Jamaica’s capital is…

A

Kingston

74
Q

Montego Bay is in…

A

Jamaica

75
Q

Kingston is the capital of…

A

Jamaica

76
Q

What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?

A

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

77
Q

When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?

A

July to Oct; windward islands

78
Q

Turks & Caicos capital is…

A

Cockburn Town

79
Q

Cockburn Town is the capital of…

A

Turks & Caicos

80
Q

Where are the Turks & Caicos islands?

A

Lower end of Bahama chain, north of Hispaniola

81
Q

How many islands make up Turks & Caicos?

A

40

82
Q

Where are the Dry Tortugas

A

West of Key West

83
Q

Where is Marquesas Key

A

Between Key West and the Dry Tortugas

84
Q

What is the Rebecca Shoal

A

Dangerous shallow water between Dry Tortugas and the Marquesas Key