01.+Geography

Geography

media type="custom" key="6346949" **Cuba** Location: Caribbean, Island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida Climate: Tropical, moderate by trade winds, dray season (November to April), rainy season (May to October) Terrain: Mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast Natural Resources: cobalt,nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Environment Issues: Air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, deforestation Natural Hazards: East coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (ocuuring every other year for the most part), droughts Irrigated Land: 8,700 square km Elevation: Lowest Point Caribbean Sea, Highest Point Pico Turquino Area: Total 110,860 square km Land 109,820 square km Water 1,040 square km __Note:__ Largest country in Caribbean and western-most Island of the Greater Antilles

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Haiti ** Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the Island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Climate: Tropical, semiarid where mountians in east cut off trade winds Terrain: Mostly rough and moutains Natural Resources: bauxite, copper, calcium caronate, glod, marble, hydropower Environment Issues: extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agricultured and used as fuel), soil erosion, inadequate supplies of potable water Natural Hazards: Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe stroms from Jun to October, occasional flooding and earth quakes, periodic droughts Irrigated Land: 920 square km Elevation: Lowest Point Caribbean Sea Highest Point Chaine de la Selle Area: Total 27,750 square km Land 27,560 square km Water 190 square km __Note:__ Shares Island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is Dominican Republic)

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