1972CARRIBEAN ISLANDS
PRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE & ECONOMY OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS & COASTAL ZONES BETWEEN CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA. HISTORICAL INFLUENCES THAT SHAPED THE DIVERSITY OF THE REGION
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MONTAGE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. "EACH WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY".
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CATTLE GRAZING IN LUSH FIELD
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SCENES OF JAMAICA, ANTIGUA, ETC.
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MONTAGE ISLAND NATIVES WEAVING BASKETS & OTHER CRAFTS. GUYANA (COLONIZED BY THE DUTCH).
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PLUSH RICE & SUGAR FIELDS IN GUYANA. THE GROUND IS FERTILE,, THE CLIMATE IS RIGHT FOR SUGAR AND RICE,
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WORKERS SPREAD RICE ON GROUND TO DRY
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AERIAL OF ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL IN GEORGETOWN. LARGEST WOODEN BUILDING IN THE WORLD
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POURED SUGAR FORMING A LARGE PILE. LS OLD SUGAR MILL.
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SMALL VILLAGE HUT BUILT BY NATIVES, BUILT THE SAME AS THEY DID AT HOME IN AFRICA.
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NATIVE WOMEN GOING TO CHURCH IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST. USE UMBRELLAS TO PROTECT FROM SUN.
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OTHER PEOPLES OF OTHER RELIGIONS HAVE ALSO COME TO THE CARIBBEAN INCLUDING HINDU AND MUSLIM. LS TEMPLE WHERE THEY WORSHIP. MS MOSQUE.CU PICTURES OF HINDU GODS IN HOME OF INDIAN FAMILY.
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MS BLACK NATIVE MAN WORKING IN SUGAR FIELDS. ANOTHER WORKS ON TRACTOR LIFTING PILES OF SUGAR CANE. LOW PRICES HAVE BROUGHT INCREASED MACHINATION.
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"IN SOME OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS, SUGAR PRODUCTION IS NO LONGER PROFITABLE, UNEMPLOYMENT HAS RESULTED". MS NATIVE WORKERS ON UNEMPLOYMENT LINE IN ANTIGUA.
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GRENADA WORKERS CARRY LARGE BANANA STALKS ON THEIR HEADS. GRENADA IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF BANANAS, TWO CARGO SHIPS IN PORT WHERE BANANAS ARE LOADED. CU SHOTS CITRUS FRUIT ON VINES.
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CATTLE GRAZING IN LUSH FIELD. VARIOUS SHOTS VARIETY OF FACTORIES IN JAMAICA, PRODUCING TEXTILES, RUM, CEMENT AND CANNED FOOD.
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TOURISM IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT INDUSTRY". IT IS THE ISLAND'S LARGEST SOURCE OF INCOME"
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VARIOUS GOOD SHOTS WATER SKIER BEING PULLED BY SPEED BOAT. "THE CARIBBEAN CRUISE IS A HOLIDAY AREA FOR NORTH AMERICA. VERY MUCH AS THE MEDITERRANEAN DOES FOR EUROPE".
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TOURISTS SHOPPING VARIETY SHOPS MAKING HAND CRAFTED GOODS. WOMAN HOLDS UP HANDBAG MADE TO LOOK LIKE AN OPEN WATERMELON.
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AERIAL VIEW BAUXITE OPEN PIT MINE IN BRITISH GUINEA. CANADIAN MONEY AND EXPERTISE MADE POSSIBLE A VAST MINING OPERATION AT MACKENZIE ON THE DEMORATO RIVER.
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ABOVE VIEW DERRICK DIGGING IN CONVENTIONAL OPEN PIT METHOD. OVER 200 FEET SAND AND CLAY HAD TO BE REMOVED TO EXPOSE THE BAUXITE. "BAUXITE ID THE RAW MATERIAL OF WHICH ALUMINUM IS PRODUCED".
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ABOVE VIEW BAUXITE ORE BEING HAULED AWAY BY RAIL IN HOPPER CARS. VARIOUS SHOTS FIRST STAGES OF BAUXITE BEING TREATED LOCALLY BY HEATING..
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VARIOUS SHOTS BELIZE NATIVE HARD HAT LUMBERMEN ON RAFTS, MOVING TIMBERS, USING LONG POLES. TIMBER IS STILL AN IMPORTANT EXPORT. ALTHOUGH VALUABLE HARD WOODS LIKE MAHOGANY ARE HARD TO FIND.
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"THE OVERALL ECONOMY IN BELIZE IS POOR" PAN MANGROVES. (MANGROVE IS A TROPICAL TREE WHICH THRIVES IN SALT MARSHES). BECAUSE OF THE MANGROVES, COMMUNICATIONS IN BELIZE IS POOR.
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AERIAL PAN OF LARGE FLOATING ISLANDS OF ROTTING VEGETATION, ARE ALL ALONG THE UNDERLYING COASTLINE of BELIZE.. .
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FARMER USES PLOW TO CULTIVATE BY HAND. THE AVERAGE SMALL FARMER FINDS IT HARD TO MAKE A LIVING OFF THE LAND.
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SIGN ON WALL OUTSIDE BUILDING "HURRICANE SHELTER". THE CARIBBEAN IS IN A HURRICANE ZONE. BELIZE HAD MORE OF ITS SHARE OF DISASTERS.
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HUGE WAVES SPLASH ONTO SHORES IN BELIZE DURING HURRICANE. MS SMALL SHACK-LIKE HOMES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE. PAN. TREES DEVOID OF BRANCHES AFTER HURRICANE. THE GREATEST DAMAGE IS DONE BY TIDAL WAVES.
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AERIAL PAN BELIZE CITY. ABOVE VIEW CROWDS OF TEENAGERS AND CHILDREN WALKING THE STREETS OF BELIZE CITY. AS SCHOOLS FINISH WORK FOR THE DAY, THE STREETS BECOME CRAMMED WITH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN. EDUCATION PREPARES THEM FOR JOBS WHICH DON'T EXIST.
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IDLE YOUNG MEN SIT ON PORCH. IMMIGRATION TO GREAT BRITAIN AND THE U. S. IS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
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NATIVE STUDENTS WALKING GROUNDS OF UNIVERSITY.. STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM. FACE SHOTS FEMALE, MALE YOUNG STUDENTS AT DESKS, WALKING CAMPUS.
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ABOVE VIEW BUSTLING CITY OF KINGSTON, IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN CARIBBEAN. WELL DRESSED OFFICE WORKERS WALKING STREETS OF KINGSTON.
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LARGE COLORFUL SIGN "SHOPPER'S FAIR". TVS ON SALE IN DEPARTMENT STORE. SHOTS OF MODERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THRE OLD TIMBER HOUSES, THEY ARE SLOWLY REPLACING..
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"IT IS IN THE COUNTRY THERE IS VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE. MS YOUNG NATIVE MAN AND GIRL RIDING IN HORSE DRAWN CART. TWO LITTLE GIRLS RIDING DONKEY
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VARIOUS GOOD SHOTS BLACK NATIVE MUSICIANS PLAYING CALYPSO MUSIC ON THEIR MUSICAL STEEL DRUMS, ALONG BEACH
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