Greater Antilles
Cuba's island group
The Greater Antilles are the four largest islands of the Caribbean: Cuba, Hispaniola (containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Together with the Lesser Antilles to the east, they form the Antilles archipelago.
Tourism drives much of the Greater Antilles economy.
Caribbean island country
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
- Cayman IslandsCaribbean British overseas territory
archipelago · West Indies · Caribbean Sea · landmass · islands · territories · insular · coastline
Annual tropical storm timeframe
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
biodiversity · endemic species · solenodon · palm trees · mahogany · tropical storms · cyclones · rainy season
Spicy tomato condiment
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
Santería · Vodou · Rastafari · Cuban cuisine · jerk seasoning · mofongo · rum · carnival
Foreign territorial takeover
- Spanish EmpireHistorical Iberian colonial power
- Christopher ColumbusNavigator who found the Americas
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- slaveryOwnership of people
plantations · sugar cane · trade routes · piracy · British rule · French occupation · Haitian Revolution · emancipation
Cuba
Caribbean island country
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
Cayman Islands · archipelago · West Indies · Caribbean Sea · landmass · islands · territories · insular · coastline · straits
hurricane season
Annual tropical storm timeframe
- trade windsReliable equatorial air currents
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
coral reefs · biodiversity · endemic species · solenodon · palm trees · mahogany · tropical storms · cyclones · rainy season · humidity
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
rumba · Santería · Vodou · Rastafari · Cuban cuisine · jerk seasoning · mofongo · rum · carnival · dominos
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- Spanish EmpireHistorical Iberian colonial power
- Christopher ColumbusNavigator who found the Americas
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
slavery · plantations · sugar cane · trade routes · piracy · British rule · French occupation · Haitian Revolution · emancipation · Spanish-American War
Arawak
Indigenous Caribbean language group
- CaribWest Indies indigenous people
- caciqueNative chief or strongman
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
hammock · canoe · petroglyphs · ball courts · pre-Columbian
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Atlantic IslandsAzores, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde
- NeotropicsAmazon basin, tropical rainforests, rainforests, Andes Mountains, Galapagos
- Caribbean wildlifeshark, sharks, dolphin, whale, flamingo
Greater AntillesVirgin Islands
Atlantic archipelago, partly American