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M g 1. Carib Studies Module 1 Notes This is a relatively brief compilation of Caribbean Studies notes for CAPE from no less than 5 separate sources. I was feeling quite awesome today.
2. LOCATING THE CARIBBEAN
3. Expected Learning Outcomes1. Locate and define the Caribbean using certain criteria2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using different criteria: geographical, historical, geological and political in helping to define the Caribbean3. Address Culture and Society as issues related to the definition and location of a region4. Identify territories in the Caribbean
4. Location of the Caribbean• Greater Antilles: Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), Jamaica, Puerto Rico• Lesser Antilles:• Windward islands: Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique• Leeward islands: Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla, Virgin islands• Netherland Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao (ABC"islands); Saint Marten,• Saba, St. Eustatius• Mainland Territories: Guyana, Belize, Suriname, Cayenne (French Guyana)• Others: Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Cayman Islands, Bahama Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
5. Geographical Definition• Geographically the Caribbean is defined as the land area which has its coastline washed by the Caribbean Sea• This would mean that the