The Caribbean

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The Caribbean
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Population

• 93 of the population lives in Cuba, Dominican
  Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad Tobago,
  Guyana, Puerto Rico
  
• Lack of sufficient arable land has led to the net
  importation of food.

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Demographic Trends

• Low rates of population increase during slavery
• Increase in population after the abolition of
  slavery
  
• Leveling off of population growth rates in the
  past 20 years decline in fertility rate

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Emigration

• Emigration vs. Immigration
• Caribbean Diaspora
• Circular Migration
• Chain Migration

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Slavery

• Forced migration of at least 10 million African
  slaves from 1500-1800s
  
• Source of slaves ranged from Senegal to Angola
• Creolization of African and European cultures led
  to the creation of Caribbean culture

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Garifuna People

• Creolization of Africans and Carib Indians
• Initially formed on St. Vincent but they were
  forcibly moved to the Bay Islands
  
• Further migration occurred to Honduras Belize

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Language Music

• Creole languages
• English Creole
• French Creole (Patios)
• New Languages
• Papiamento
• New Caribbean Music
• Steel Drums
• Bob Marley

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Offshore Banking

• Initially began in the Bahamas in the 1920s
• Bahamas began to decline in dominance in the
  1980s
  
• Cayman Islands
• Negative aspects of offshore banking

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Tourism

• Began in the late 1800s
• Cuba The Bahamas were early tourist
  destinations
  
• Dominance of larger islands
• Smaller islands