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two ways in which an area such as a Caribbean region can be geographically located

1) the land being Washed by the Caribbean Sea 2)coordinates

colony

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state historically also known as the Mother Country

British & French dependencies

Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, The Turks & Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda

political Caribbean

Associated State - territories which are not independent but enjoy all the right &privileged of the country that governs it. independent states - these are former colonies which are now self governing Colonial dependencies - these are territories which are directly governed by other territories but do not enjoy the rights and privileges.

describe the attempt made by Britain to unite islands of the Antilles as a part of the process of decolonization

Britain has attempted in various ways of uniting the Lesser Antilles which has collapse several times under various governance by Britain weather on the West Indian Federation are the leeward and Windward Islands Associated States.

what are the water bodies found in the Caribbean?

Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean

historical process

Columbus story - Africans - 1834 abolished - Indian indentureship - Chinese indentureship- Encomendia- Independence

Republic Countries

Cuba & Guyana

Belize

Federation

Republic

Form of governance where head of state is not a monarch but a president

Dutch Colonies

New Netherland, New Amsterdam

State in Associations colony

Puerto Rico-United States

French Colonies

St Martin

the Greater Antilles

The four large Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

Anguilla

an associate did state of the u.s.

what's an archipelago

it is a chain of islands that is usually close related at subterranean level

give one exception to geographical location in the Caribbean and explain why it is an exception

it is that some countries which are not widely accepted as the Caribbean although they are Washed by the Caribbean Sea while some are located in the Atlantic Ocean East to the Caribbean basin and they are considered a part of the Caribbean geographically example Bermuda, Barbados and the Bahamas.

Geological Caribbean

it's how Caribbean islands are situated based on the ordering of tectonics plate, seismic activity, earthquake, landforms, volcanic activity and processes.

historical Caribbean

it's those countries that experience the rule of specific European countries, namely the English, French, Dutch and Spanish with same or similar historical and cultural experiences.

how many islands make up Bahamas

over 700

Puerto Rico

state in associate

sub-regions of the Caribbean

the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and Mainland territory

briefly outline the idea of The Wider Caribbean

the Wider Caribbean is basically emanating from International agreements on trade and economic corporations and not only focusing on the political, geographical come on geological are historical

State one argument for the continuation of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

the continuation of the freedom of Saint Kitts and Nevis considered as a provision was made by the Constitution of Nevis

the Lesser Antilles

the smaller Caribbean islands southeast of the Greater Antilles. which make up the windward islands and Leeward Islands. Its a double Arc of Island that stretches from Virginia Island to Trinidad

Geographic Caribbean

these are countries been washed by the Caribbean Sea including Guyana and Bahamas which do not have coastlines on the Caribbean Sea but are accepted as a part of the Caribbean

coordinates - geographical definition

this can be Define based on lines of latitude and longitude that are at approximately 60° west to 85°west

the mainland territory

this include Belize, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and other territories in the Caribbean include: Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Isthmus

this is a narrow neck of land separating two water bodies, and the Pacific Ocean is also considered to be a part of the "environs"of the Caribbean

what's diaspora

this is a people or group of migrants that have a home land in another part of the world to which they share an emotional attachment

2 reasons why even the common history and geography Caribbean countries are marked by social and cultural diversity

this is because of demographic diversity 1 think of when referring to the Caribbean and what role it plays in the Caribbean such as traditional dishes like Curry and other spices in terms of social it seens more of how Caribbean people Express themselves whether through speeches for gesture.

why is the Caribbean geologically not usually used to identify the Caribbean region?

this isn't used to identify the Caribbean region because geology the Caribbean Falls between the North and south America and the Coco plates which some islands aren't surrounded by

what does land being washed by the Caribbean Sea means

this means that within the geographic context of the Caribbean it is identified based on an island surrounded by the sea.

diasporic Caribbean

this refers to a group of people who reside in another geographic location example: people of Caribbean ancestry who resides in Europe Metropolitan countries.

what's ethnicity

this refers to your membership in a cultural group such as racial, religious, language, gender and even National groups.