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Caribbean Island Questions Flashcards

1
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Islands of US Virgin Islands (3)

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St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix

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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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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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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

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Redonda

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7
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Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (2)

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Vieques, Culebra (U.S.)

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

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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?

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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 = ?

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Hispaniola

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13
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St. Martin -> where, what

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North, French

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14
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What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?

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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

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Sint Maartin, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire

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16
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When is the hurricane season and where does it affect most?

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July to Oct; windward islands

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17
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Islands colonized by France:

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Haiti, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique

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18
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Who are most drawn to the Cayman Islands?

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Divers and snorkellers

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19
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Cayman Islands capital

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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?

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Barbados

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22
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Curacao’s capital

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Willlemstad

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23
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Islands colonized by Spain

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Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

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24
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Haiti’s capital

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Port-au-Prince

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25
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What make up the Greater Antilles?

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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?

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Windward Islands and Leeward Islands

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27
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The Windward Islands are _______ of the Leeward Islands?

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South

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28
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Guadeloupe’s capital

A

Pointe-a-Pitre

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29
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Cuba’s capital

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Havana

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30
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BVI’s captial

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Road Town, Tortola

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31
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Saint Martin’s capital

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Marigot

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32
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What make up the Cayman Islands?

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Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac

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33
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Bahama’s capital and other key locations?

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Nassua (capital), Freeport, New Providence

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34
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Martinique’s capital

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Fort-de-France

35
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Aruba’s capital

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Oranjestad

36
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What and where is the highest mountain in Caribbean?

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Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic

37
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Saint Lucia’s capital

38
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Trinidad & Tabago’s capital

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Port-au-Spain

39
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Dominica’s capital

40
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Roseau is the capital of…

41
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Castries is the capital of…

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Saint Lucia’s

42
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Port-au-Spain is the capital of…

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Trinidad & Tobago

43
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Organjestad is the capital of…

44
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Fort-de-France is the capital of….

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Martinique

45
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Nassua is the capital of…

46
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Pointe-a-Pitre is the capital of…

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Guadeloupe

47
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Road Town, Tortola is the capital of…

48
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Charlotte Amelie is the capital of (and on what island)…

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USVI, St. Thomas

49
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Bermuda’s capital

50
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Hamilton is capital of

51
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USVI capital

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Charlotte Amelie

52
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Puerto Rico’s capital

53
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When / where Christopher Columbus born?

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1451, Genoa, Italy

54
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Dominica Republic’s capital

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Santo Domingo

55
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Primary settlers of West Indies

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Denmark, Netherlands, Britain, France, Spain, Portugal

56
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Antigua & Barbuda’s capital

A

St. john’s

57
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Sint Maarten’s capital

A

Phillipsburg

58
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Phillipsburg is the capital of…

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Sint Maarten

59
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St. John’s is the capital of…

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Antigua & Barbuda

60
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Barbados’ capital…

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Bridgetown

61
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Bridgetown is the capital of…

62
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Grenada’s capital is…

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St. George’s

63
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St. George’s is the capital of

64
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Slaves were generally dropped off in…

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Cuba and Haiti

65
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Columbus’ tomb?

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Havana or Santo Domingo

66
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Poorest Caribbean country?

67
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Bonaire’s capital is…

A

Kralendijk

68
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Most experts believe Columbus first landed in the New World at ______________ in the Bahamas.

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San Salvador island

69
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Saint Kitts & Nevis capital is…

A

Basseterre

70
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Basseterre is the capital of…

A

Saint Kitts & Nevis

71
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What were the Caribbean Islands once called?

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The West Indies

72
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Time frame of the Triangular Trade

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1531 to 1865

73
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Jamaica’s capital is…

74
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Montego Bay is in…

75
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Kingston is the capital of…

76
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What are the 13 independent countries in Caribbean?

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

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July to Oct; windward islands

78
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Turks & Caicos capital is…

A

Cockburn Town

79
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Cockburn Town is the capital of…

A

Turks & Caicos

80
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Where are the Turks & Caicos islands?

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Lower end of Bahama chain, north of Hispaniola

81
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How many islands make up Turks & Caicos?

82
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Where are the Dry Tortugas

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West of Key West

83
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Where is Marquesas Key

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Between Key West and the Dry Tortugas

84
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What is the Rebecca Shoal

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Dangerous shallow water between Dry Tortugas and the Marquesas Key

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