Geog 380 Test 1

The Greater Antilles are made up of which set of islands?

Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispanola, Cuba

The predominate winds in the Caribbean come from which direction?

NorthEast

Which part of the Caribbean Islands tend to have the highest precipitation?

Windward

Which type of Mangrove trees are present in the Caribbean?

Red, White, Black, Buttonwood

Which region was created by a convergent subduction zone?

Lesser Antilles

Landslides are considered which type of hazardous events in the Caribbean?

Geomorphological

Hurricane season in the Caribbean runs:

June - November

Which type hazard does Kingston, Jamaica NOT suffer from?

Volcanoes

Natural disasters are caused by:

Economic Factors, Hazardous Events,

Escaped slaves, such as in Jamaica, were called:

Maroons

The “silvermen” who worked on the Panama Canal were from:

Barbados

Where was the primary destination for Chinese migrants in the 1800s?

Cuba

U.S. immigration policies loosened in which year, allowing immigration of Caribbean peoples besides just Cubans and Puerto Ricans?

1965

Which decade saw the highest amount of migrants to the United States from the Caribbean?

1980s

The majority of people in the Caribbean live in:

Urban Areas

The highest fertility rates are in:

Haiti

Cuba’s ‘golden exiles’ came to the United States due to:

Fidel Castro’s socialist Revolution

Puerto Ricans primarily migrate to:

New York City

Which island has the highest Human Development Index score?

Barbados

What happens when tectonic plates collide

Subduction which leads to Volcanoes and Island Arcs (Lesser Antilles)

What does transform mean in relation to tectonic plates

they slide against eachother and cause earthquakes (greater antilles)

What are 2 characterisitcs of the bahamas

Created from limestone and very flat

What controls rainfall?

Intertropical Convergence Zone, Moves north in summer → rain, Moves south in winter → dry

What directions do tradewinds Blow from?

NE —> SW

Explain the Orographic Affect

• Wind hits mountain → rises → cools → rains

👉 Result:

• Windward side = wet

• Leeward side = dry (rain shadow)

Explain Mangroves

Located along coasts and protect from storms and reduce flooding

What is Karst

Limestone landscape formed by chemical weathering

What are some features of Karsts and where are they found

Contain caves, sinkholes, underground rivers and located in: Jamaica, bahamas, Puerto Rico

Why is the Carribean Vulnerable

limited resources, small islands, high hazard

2 Main Indigeneous groups

Taino and Caribs

Which asian countries saw immigration to the Carribean

India, China, Indonesia

What was the economy of the carribean that used slaves

Sugar cane Plantation

What replaced slavery?

Indentured servitude

Explain the population demographics

Very urban and very dense in the urban areas

Demographic transition model

shows how populations change over time (Age,birth rates, death rates, population growth)

Where are people from the carribean migrating too

UK Canada USA

What is the windrush generation

Influx of Jamaican immigrants to UK specifically Brixton

Key US Dates for immigration from Carribean

1924 (Restriction) 1965 (Unrestricted)

What is Remmitance?

Money sent from families to home countries

Transnationalism

living between 2 countries (Working in one and sending money to home and visiting)

How do Hurricanes form

Warm Ocean water, low pressure, rotating winds

How does natural landscape protect from hazards

forests reduce erosion and mangroves protect the coast

What are 3 things that increase vulnerability to natural disasters?

Poor infrastructure, poverty, Coastal Living