The Caribbean is near North America and South America. The Caribbean also borders a few waterways such as the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean is in the Northern and Western hemisphere. The Caribbean is made from islands. They are divided into sections and are owned by the French, Americans, and the United Kingdoms. These sections are, the Lesser Antilles,- which includes but does not limit to- the Virgin Islands (U.S.), the Virgin Islands (U.K.), and Anquilla (U.K.). The Great Antilles: Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The Bahamas which mainly are the Bahamas Islands. Caribbean By: Alexandra Gaboury
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The Caribbean is near North America and South America. The Caribbean also borders a few waterways such as the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The.
Climate Warm, tropical, and sunny 75 degrees or warmer Some islands get rain everyday. Other islands get very little rainfall. Many hurricanes The ocean breeze cools many people off (slight breeze)
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The Caribbean is near North America and South America. The Caribbean also borders a few waterways such as the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean is in the Northern and Western hemisphere. The Caribbean is made from islands. They are divided into sections and are owned by the French, Americans, and the United Kingdoms. These sections are, the Lesser Antilles,- which includes but does not limit to- the Virgin Islands (U.S.), the Virgin Islands (U.K.), and Anquilla (U.K.). The Great Antilles: Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The Bahamas which mainly are the Bahamas Islands.
CaribbeanBy: Alexandra Gaboury
The Caribbean Islands
The islands are split up into the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
Climate
Warm, tropical, and sunny 75 degrees or warmer Some islands get rain
everyday. Other islands get very little rainfall.
Many hurricanes The ocean breeze cools many
people off (slight breeze)
Vegetation and Biomes Mountains Volcanoes Beaches Swamps Shrubs, grasses, cacti Flowers: hibiscus, orchid, poinsettia Palm, citrus, and evergreen trees Tropical rainforests Coral Reefs
The vegetation in the Caribbean can be dried or lush.
Landforms
• The Caribbean is made up of islands
• Highest mountain is Duarte Peak, 10,414 feet high
• Volcano named La Soufriere named sulfur
• Slopes• Plains
Waterways
• Inland rivers • Many harbors• Marshland• By the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean