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region: physical: (5) 1.) 25 countries and dependent territories 2.) Group of islands. an archepilago. 3.) White sandy beaches surround the islands. tropical beaches. 4.) Some islands are volcanos. 5.) Some countries contain limestone plateus, mountains. Some were formed by ancient rock. political: (4) 1.) A lot of the little islands are claimed by other countries like england, spain, and france. 2.) Cuba is a communist country. 3.) Peurto Rico is divided about their future politics. Half carribean, and half United states. 4.) Many countries and territoies are free and independent, but many struggle to fit the citizens needs. cultural: (2) 1.) creolization 2.) colonialism economic: (5) 1.) the average annual growth % GDP per capita, ranges from the bahamas with -0.1, to guyana with 5.2 2.) the total GNI goes from as low as St. Vincent and the Grenadines with 301, to as high as the dominican republic with 16,130 3.) refered to as the "american backyard" 4.) is a developing region 5.) 60% of the caribbean is urban

(11) People -Asian immigration +after freeing slaves they were fearful of labor shortages they sought out indentures labor from south and southeast asia
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-slave trade -runaway slaves +maroon societies -densely settled islands +lightly populated main land territories -rural urban continuum -migration chain -migration circular -Diaspora Caribbean -Labor-related migration -tourism -house yards (3) Goods -export -railroads -ports (7) Ideas -language -music -creolization -plantation America -Asian immigration -neo Africa -colonization

Human (11) -maroon communities of runaway slaves -compromised of descendants of Africa, Asia, and Europe -plantation America-cultural region where European elite rule and depend on African labor force -large Asian populations -Africans were forced from their native lands and sent to the Americas -African religions like voodoo are widely practiced -complex culture caused by creolization -speak Spanish, English, French, and Dutch -rail roads -ports for boats to come and go -Arable lands are owned by elite with small plots for subsistence agriculture
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