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 * __ Islands Review Sheet __**


 * __ Cuba: __**


 * Capital city: Havana
 * illegal immigrants try to escape Cuba using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, and falsified visas
 * United States control part of Cuba, called Guantanamo Bay since 1903
 * 1) U.S. Naval Base, stops illegal immigrants from getting into the U.S.
 * 2) Base for Department of Homeland Security
 * Sports:
 * 1) Baseball (very big), some come to play in the MLB (Luis Tiant), **__NATIONAL SPORT OF CUBA__**
 * 2) Boxing (also big)
 * 3) Street sports include: baseball, basketball, soccer
 * 4) Wind Surfing, snorkeling, diving, fishing
 * Speak Spanish
 * Colors of the flag: Red, white, and blue
 * Current leader: Raul Castro
 * Communist

**__Cayman Islands:__**


 * Sighted by Christopher Columbus on May 10, 1503
 * Capital and major city: George Town, located on the Southwest coast of Grand Cayman
 * 8th highest GDP per capita in the world
 * Includes the world famous Seven Mile Beach
 * One of the world's best Scuba and snorkeling destinations
 * Have own currency: Cayman Island Dollar (CI$) 1 CI$ = 1.25 U.S. Dollars
 * Best weather is during winter season
 * Drive on left side of road
 * Zero tolerance for drugs

**__Jamaica:__**


 * Speak English
 * 2.9 million people
 * Capital City: Kingston
 * Discovered by Columbus in 1494
 * Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
 * August 6, 1962 gained independence from United Kingdom
 * Hurricane season is July - November

**__Haiti:__**


 * Capital City: Port-Au-Prince
 * part of Hispaniola
 * Used to be a French colony
 * Major earthquake on January 12, 2010, 65,000-230,000 killed, many still homeless and living in shelters
 * About the size of Maryland
 * Speak French and Spanish
 * Third world country, considered a fourth world country
 * Poorest country in Western Hemisphere

**__Leeward Islands:__**


 * Volcanic
 * Rich soil
 * Little variation in temperature
 * Mostly agricultural products: vegetables, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco
 * Sighted by Columbus in 1493

**__Puerto Rico:__**


 * Average temperature is 74 degrees F
 * 3.8 million people
 * Founded by Columbus in 1493
 * Part of the U.S.
 * Main languages are Spanish and English

**__Virgin Islands:__**


 * Speak English
 * Use U.S. Dollars
 * Use the U.S. Postal Service
 * 4,600 hotel rooms
 * Average temperature is 77 degrees F
 * 3 Islands:
 * 1) St. Croix
 * 2) St. Thomas
 * 3) St. John

**__Dominican Republic:__**


 * 4 Times richer than Haiti and they are in the same island
 * Receive education between 7-14 years old
 * Those educated receive training for jobs
 * No state religion
 * Bibles are read in school
 * January 26, Duarte Day- celebrates father of the country
 * Main sport is baseball, many come to the MLB


 * __ Windward Islands: __**
 * Named because the islands were more windward to passing ships.
 * The winds surrounding the island provide the fastest route for ships sailing into the Americas.
 * They have their own cricket team.


 * __ Grenadine Islands: __**
 * - Part of St. Vincent.
 * - There are 32 islands in the chain, well-known names are Mustique, Bequia, Palm Island and Union Island.
 * Around 120,000 people live in the island.
 * Official language is English.
 * Capital city is Kingstown which is also its main port.


 * __ Netherland Antilles: __**
 * Identifies the Caribbean Islands which are controlled by the Netherlands
 * Aruba, Curacao, Netherlands and Saint Maarten form the Kingdom of the Netherlands; they all share a single nationality.