Chapter 3: The Caribbean

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Across
  1. 1. (Pages 75-80)The Caribbean is a great place to hide money in ____, with off-shore accounts being very popular
  2. 5. (Pages 95-100)Figure 3.29, 9 percent of the world's ______ are held in the Caribbean
  3. 6. (Pages 65-70)Pirates loved the islands/coves in the _______ for all the easy places to hide
  4. 7. (Pages 90-95)This effect is when the values/culture of tourists impacts and changes local peoples
  5. 10. (Pages 90-95)Due to large ______ investments (money put into the economy from outside the country) profits from tourism aren't as high as they could be
  6. 12. (Pages 95-100)This island country is so small you could drive around it's coastline in one day
  7. 14. (Pages 65-70)This is the capital of Jamaica and a popular tourist spot
  8. 16. (Pages 75-80)Most countries in the Caribbean are considered __________ nations
  9. 20. (Pages 80-85)This country is well known for its distinctly British character
  10. 22. (Pages 75-80)Most of the agricultural in the Caribbean is focused on ____ crops like sugar cane
  11. 24. (Pages 65-70)____ winds are the winds that push through the Atlantic all year and go through the Caribbean making it drier or rainier
  12. 27. (Pages 90-95)The first step in the stages of tourism development where things are just beginning
  13. 28. (Pages 90-95)One of the steps in the stages of tourism development where more visitors come, growth in tourist attractions, and a defined tourist season begins
  14. 30. (Pages 65-70)The Caribbean is well known historically for these raiders/looters, Jack Sparrow was one of them
  15. 31. (Pages 65-70)The Caribbean can often get hit with _______-force winds causing major damage
  16. 32. (Pages 70-75)Most of the Caribbean countries were founded by colonial powers of this continent
  17. 34. (Pages 95-100)Figure 3.29, Due to all the coral reefs around the Caribbean islands it has made diving and _______ very popular
  18. 35. (Pages 65-70)On these sides of the Caribbean islands there is a lot more rain since the wind hits here
  19. 36. (Pages 80-85)One of the most popular tourist pastimes in the Caribbean is
  20. 37. (Pages 90-95)One of the steps in the stages of tourism development that sees rapid growth in tourism, but larger impacts on the land from tourism
Down
  1. 2. (Pages 90-95)One of the steps in the stages of tourism development where over-tourism leads to loss of attractiveness in an area with overcrowding being common
  2. 3. (Pages 65-70)These sides of most islands are sheltered from the winds and are where most tourist resorts open up
  3. 4. (Pages 75-80)Countries in the Caribbean depend on agricultural ______ for their economy
  4. 8. (Pages 75-80)Since the focus of Caribbean agriculture is just on one single crop type, it is often called ____-cropping
  5. 9. (Pages 85-90)Tourism to the Caribbean is important for creating these
  6. 11. (Pages 75-80)Tourism is often considered an _______ export since it's economic effects aren't always visible centred on _______, going around the islands in huge passenger ships
  7. 13. (Pages 70-75)Culturally, the countries in the Caribbean are extremely diverse and a lot of tourists like this
  8. 15. (Pages 80-85)This country is the most popular destination for cruise ships in the Caribbean
  9. 17. (Pages 85-90)Money spent in the Caribbean creates a ripple effect, or what we know as the _________ effect
  10. 18. (Pages 70-75)Many of the Caribbean islands are actually spawned from _______ activity
  11. 19. (Pages 70-75)These are one of the most popular draws for tourists to the Caribbean, a place where you can swim and lay back in the sun
  12. 21. (Pages 75-80)While most of the islands were colonised by Europeans, 75% of the population of the Caribbean is made up of people from...
  13. 23. (Pages 90-95)One of the steps in the stages of tourism development in which tourism is made a fundamental part of the economy and employs a lot of people
  14. 25. (Pages 90-95)One way to curb the negative effects of tourism is by creating tourism-__________-zones
  15. 26. (Pages 80-85)This country sends the most tourists on cruise ships
  16. 29. (Pages 65-70)This is the capital of the Bahamas and a former pirate city
  17. 33. (Pages 85-90)While cruise ships bring in lots of money to an economy, they hurt local _____ which rely on overnight guests