People and Islands

Puerto Rico : Still a US territory

1. only part of U.S. that Colombus visited.

2. became part of the U.S. after Spanish American War in 1896

3. Citizens don't pay income tax or vote for President. 

4. San Juan is capital and largest city.
What scripture verse was used in naming? p 299
El Morro is an old Spanish fort

"the people" blacks and Spanairds mixed, they built a fort to isolate themselves from the outside.

Jamaica

Jamaica's name means " Island of Springs"

What type of spice does Jamaica supply? p 300
What type of ore is produced?
What attracts many tourists to Jamaica?

George Liele went to preach the gospel in 1779
helped to start Baptist Churches in Jamaica.

Kingston is the capital

Hispaniola: Home of Haiti and the Dominican
                     Republic.

1. Haiti is the second oldest independent nation
    in Western Hemisphere.

2. Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti

Dominican Republic

3. Pico Duarte is highest peak in West Indies

4. Santo Domingo is the capital.

Bahamas large group of islands

Nassau
is capital

What is
sold at the
straw market
p 301

Part of the British Commonwealth

Virgin Islands

People drive on the
left side of the road

Favorite place for
scuba diving

The Leeward Islands / Windward Islands

Read p 303-305 write down a
description of each island:
Antigua and Barbuda

Guadeloupe

Dominica

Grenada

Barbados

Netherland Antilles

Trinidad and Tobago

Photo Credits:

Maps: World Atlas . com or Lonely Planet.com

El Morro : http://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/moremorr.shtml

Pico Duarte: Iguana Mamma http:iguanamama.com/pico_trekking.html

Leeward and Windward Islands: New world History and Geography p 304

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.