Hispaniola

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hispaniola

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Hispaniola?76,192 square kilometers (29,418 sq mi)
2. What is the sovereign states?Dominican Republic (east) and Haiti (west)
3. What is the founding of santo domingo?1498, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas
4. Where is Hispaniola located?It lies between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles, part of the Caribbean Sea.
5. Why is Hispaniola divided into two countries?The island was first ruled by Spain, but later French settlers moved to the west. Over time, the east stayed Spanish and the west became French, creating the two nations we see today.

Greater Antilles: A major island group within the Caribbean Sea, comprising the larger islands of the region.
Haitian Creole: A French-based creole language spoken by the majority of the population in Haiti.
Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.