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A spice grown in the Central Highlands of Guatemala used in Southwest Asian foods.
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What is Cardamom? (215)
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Get "mom-a-card" for Caribbean spices.
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A type of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago.
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What is Calypso?
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A lively, topical folk song from Trinidad accompanied by sounds made on steel drums.
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A form of popular Jamaican music influenced by rhythm and blues and Calypso.
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What is Reggae? (210)
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Bob Marley helped to popularize this type of music.
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The national music and dance of the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.
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What is Merengue?
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Not a pie topping but the National music of the Dominican Republic.
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An organization owned by and operated for the mutual benefit of its members.
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What is a Cooperative? (222)
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Farmlands of Cuba which are operated by the Communist State within a Command Economy under Dictator Fidel Castro.
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A type of banana used in cooking that is grown in Haiti.
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What is a Plantain? (223)
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A large cooking banana which is hard like a sweet potato used in Caribbean recipes and foods.
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Someone who flees his or her own country to another, often for economic or political reasons.
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What is a Refugee? (223)
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One seeking refuge in another country seeking work or safety from persecution.
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A self-governing political unit, associated with the United States.
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What is a Commonwealth? (223)
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Puerto Rico is a United States ____________ which has not achieved statehood in election. However, its people are citizens who cannot vote in presidential elections.
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The Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
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What are the Caribbean Islands?
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Islands popular for tourism, sugarcane, and industry which were discovered by Columbus and called "The West Indies"
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What countries have colonized the Caribbean and Central America?
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What are The United States of America, The United Kingdom, France and The Netherlands.
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These countries left much culture on the islands they colonized,claimed and governed including language, currency, slavery, and political government.
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What natural disaster is seasonably dangerous to the Caribbean and its people?
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What are Hurricanes? (219)
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Huge, clock-wise revolving storms that originate over warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico rated by speeds of winds as Class 1,2,3,4 or 5.
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