Puerto Rico and Cuba are Caribbean islands profiled in the document. Puerto Rico came under U.S. control in 1898 and has been a commonwealth since 1952. Its largest city is San Juan which has a population of 1.8 million. Manufacturing and tourism form the basis of Puerto Rico's economy. Cuba lies 90 miles from Florida and is the largest Caribbean island. Most Cuban farmers work on state-run farms growing sugarcane, coffee, and tobacco. Cuba won independence from Spain in 1898 but has been led by dictators since 1959 when Fidel Castro took power in a revolution.

3. Puerto Rico
And Cuba
Created by
Mr. Raponi

5. Intro to the Caribbean!

6. Puerto Rico
After the Spanish-American War in 1898, Puerto Rico
came under the control of the United States.
Since 1952, the island has been a ___________________,
a partly self-governing territory.

7. Puerto Rico’s 9,104
Land of square miles makes is
Puerto Rico about three times the
size of
___________________.
________________
provides half of the
country’s electric needs.
The longest river in
Puerto Rico is called the
___________________.

8. Factories create
Economy of clothing, chemicals, and
Puerto Rico metal products.
Farmers grow
sugarcane and coffee as
the major crops.
However,
________________ and
___________________
form the basis for
Puerto Rico’s economy.

9. People of Most of Puerto Rico’s
Puerto Rico ___________ million
people are of
_________________
ancestry.
About 75% of Puerto
Ricans live in towns or
cities.
__________________,
the capital and largest
city is home to 1.8 million
people.

10. The Music of Puerto Rico

11. One of the world’s top _____________ producers,
Cuba lies only __________ miles south of Florida.
Cuba, which is slightly smaller than the state of
______________________ is the largest of all of the
Caribbean islands.

13. Land of There are over
Cuba
________ rivers within
Cuba, the largest of
which being the
______________.
There are also over
100 islands that are
Cuban territory and
the average
temperature is around
80 degrees.

14. Economy of Most Cuban farmers
work on
Cuba
__________________,
which are farms that
are owned and
operated by the
government.
In addition to
sugarcane, the Cubans
grow coffee, tobacco,
rice, and fruit.

15. People of Currently, Cuba is a
Cuba __________________
country led by dictators
_____________________.
Cuba won its independence
from
______________ in 1898.
In 1959, a revolution led by
Castro set up the present
day government.

16. Opposed by the U.S.,
More People Castro turned to the
of Cuba Soviet Union for help
and they did indeed
help them until the fall
of the Soviet Union in
_______________.
Since then, the Cuban
economy has collapsed
and many Cubans live
in deep poverty.
_________________ is
the capital of Cuba.

17. Fidel Castro

18. Baseball and Culture of Cuba