Antigua and Barbuda The Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname ID: 1028838
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1. Food SecurityCaribbean
2. 15 Countries of CARICOMAntigua and Barbuda The BahamasBarbadosBelizeDominicaGrenadaGuyanaHaitiJamaicaMontserratSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and Tobago
3. About the Caribbean (CARICOM)CARICOM Stands for Caribbean Community and Common MarketConsists of 15 member states and five associated member states
4. GeographyThe climate of the region is tropical (with some local variation)Rainy season runs May through October with hurricanes common between June and NovemberVolcanic/limestone islands and mainland statesConnected to the Caribbean SeaThe Pitons in St. Lucia Photo by Amy Potter
5. HistoryRegion where Columbus first landed Part of Plantation AmericaA region that extends from Brazil to the Southeastern United States that relied on coerced labor, export commodities, and limited land accessTransatlantic Slave TradeApproximately 50 percent of enslaved Africans went to CaribbeanColonial export economy based on sugar caneBritish, Dutch, French, Danish, SpanishWindmill in Barbados. Photo by Amy Potter.
6. Present DayTourism dominates the economies of the regionGlobalizationCompetition from other world regions has led to the demise of sugar, banana, and other agriculture exportsSmall-scale agriculture dominatesCruise ships docked in St. Johns, Antigua. Photo by Amy Potter
7. SourcesSlide 4Photo by Amy PotterSlide 5Photo by Amy PotterSlide 6Photo by Amy Potter