8
Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: Central America Section 3: The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

Section 1: Natural Environments

Section 2: Central America

Section 3: The Caribbean

CHAPTER 11Central America and the Caribbean

Page 2: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 1

Natural Environments

Question:How were landforms in Central America and the Caribbean created?

Page 3: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 1

Natural Environments

The Creation of Landforms in Central America and the Caribbean

Tectonic Forces

mountains

new islands

plate subduction

volcanic eruptions

cause which creates

Page 4: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 2

Central America

Question:What factors influenced the development of Central America’s cultural heritage?

Page 5: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 2

Central America

Central America’s Cultural HeritageCentral America’s Cultural Heritage

• Spanish colonists introduced

Spanish-style architecture and town planning

• Created unequal distribution of wealth

• Spanish language

• Catholicism

• Mestizos a major ethnic group

• Spanish colonists introduced

Spanish-style architecture and town planning

• Created unequal distribution of wealth

• Spanish language

• Catholicism

• Mestizos a major ethnic group

Page 6: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 3

The Caribbean

Question:What nations have influenced the culture of countries in the Caribbean?

Page 7: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

SECTION 3

The Caribbean

Cultural Influence in the Caribbean

American influence

British influence

Dutch influence

French influence

Spanish influence

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Virgin islands

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands

Netherlands Antilles

Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, St. Lucia

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico

Page 8: Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:Central America Section 3:The Caribbean CHAPTER 11 Central America and the Caribbean

1. What physical process has created the mountains of Central America? How do those mountains affect climates in Central America and the Caribbean islands?

2. How are economics and politics linked in Central America?

3. What economic activities are important in Central America? How is the economy of the region changing?

4. How does Cuba differ economically from other Caribbean countries?

5. What non-Caribbean countries have had the most influence in the region? Why?

1. What physical process has created the mountains of Central America? How do those mountains affect climates in Central America and the Caribbean islands?

2. How are economics and politics linked in Central America?

3. What economic activities are important in Central America? How is the economy of the region changing?

4. How does Cuba differ economically from other Caribbean countries?

5. What non-Caribbean countries have had the most influence in the region? Why?

CHAPTER 11

Chapter Wrap-Up