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DefiningTheCaribbean
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Objectives of this Lesson
1. Identify and describe the four means by
which the Caribbean is defined.
2. Show how these definitions impact the
people of the region.
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Brief Glimpse of the Earths makeup
In composition, the Earth is made of three parts. At
the center of the Earth, a body of intensely hot iron
and nickel forms the core. A less dense and much
larger middle sphere is made of materials rich in iron,
magnesium and calcium comprises the mantle. The
outermost layer is a thin veneer of lighter rocks called
the crust. The crust beneath the oceans is composedof heavy, dark volcanic rocks such as basalt.
Continental crust is composed mostly of lighter
rocks rich in silica such as granite.
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The crust is made up of continental
plate.
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The Caribbean falls between the north and
South American and the Coco Plates
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The Caribbean
How would you define
the Caribbean?
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1. Geological Definition of the Caribbean
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The Geological Caribbean is not widely used as a
means of defining the region. It however shows
that there are deep seated structural featureswhich identify commonalities. It is defined by
the Caribbean Plate and experiences similar
tectonic, seismic and volcanic features andprocesses.
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The Caribbean is situated in a geologic feature knownas the Caribbean Plate which has boundaries ormargins with other plates nearby. A plate is a large
piece of crust (on which there may be both land andocean) and it moves in relation to other plates. On thewhole the earth is made up of six or seven plates andmany smaller ones. The Caribbean Plate is a small
plate.
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Geological commonalities
1. Earthquakes the region is in a known
earthquake zone.
2. Hurricane the region experienceshurricanes yearly from June 1 Nov. 30
3. Volcanic activities especially in the Lesser
Antilles (the basis of their formation)
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Diagram of a Volcano
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Diagram of how an earthquake operates
FOCUS - The pointwithin the earth wherethe actual fault slipoccurs, causing the
release of earthquakeenergy. It may be at thesurface of the earth, ormany miles below the
earth's surface. When afault slips, the wavesradiate in all directions.
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Diagram of how an earthquake operates
EPICENTER - The point onthe surface of the earth thatis directly above the focus.Once the earthquake energy
reaches the epicenter, ittravels along the surface ofthe earth in all directions. Itcan cause waves on the
surface of the earth that willvary in amplitude dependingon the composition of theearth surface.
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2. The Geographical Caribbean
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This describes the area washed by the
Caribbean Sea and is often described as the
Caribbean Basin
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The Geographical Caribbean
It would therefore include most of the islands of
the Lesser and Greater Antilles as well as themainland territories of Central America and
Northern South America such as Venezuela and
Columbia.
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Red Marks The Spot
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The Historical Caribbean
This describe the area that saw the impact of
European colonization, slavery, indentureship and the
plantation system. This refers to all the territories, so
that one means by which we can define the Caribbean
is by identifying those countries that experienced the
rule of specific European countries, namely the
English, French, Dutch and the Spanish. The common
feature in this definition is that they share the same
historical or cultural experiences.
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LEGENDENGLISHSPANISH
FRENCH
DUTCH
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The legend indicates the territories that
were under the control of the various
European powers. It should be noted thatGuyana (which was first under Dutch control,
then English), Surinam (which was under
Dutch control) and French Guiana (which is
STILL under French control) are not
represented in the previous slide. They are a
part of the Caribbean because they share
the same historical/cultural experiences as
all those which are represented.
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The Political Caribbean
The Caribbean has three main government systems,
namely:
Independent States these are former colonieswhich are now self-governing. These are islands
which have chosen a method of governance that
is different from that of their colonial masters,
namely democracy or communism;
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The Political Caribbean
Associated States these are territories which
are not independent but enjoy all the rights and
privileges of the country that governs it;
Colonial Dependencies these ate territories
which are directly governed by other countries
but do not enjoy the rights and privileges thats
enjoyed by inhabitants in an Associated State.
LEGEND
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LEGENDIndependent
States
Associated
State
Colonial
Territories
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Problems defining the Caribbean
Geographical Historical Geological
1 Guyana and theBahamas do not have
coastlines on the
Caribbean Sea. Yet both
countries are commonly
accepted as part of the
Caribbean
The problem withdefining the Caribbean
according to linguistic or
European heritage, is
that, that tends to ignore
the commonalities of
Caribbean experience atthe hands of these
colonial powers.
The western edge of theCaribbean Plate is located
in the Pacific and includes
Honduras, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua and Panama in
the Caribbean.
2 This definition includes
countries not normally
associated with theCaribbean Panama,
Columbia and the other
countries of Central
America.
This definition would
include Guyana and the
Bahamas. It should alsoinclude the French, Dutch
and Spanish speaking
countries of the
Caribbean and Central
America.
This definition would
include Guyana and the
Bahamas. It should alsoinclude the French, Dutch
and Spanish speaking
countries of the
Caribbean and Central
America.
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