| A | B |
| ally | a close partner |
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| coral | the stony outside skeletons of tiny sea animals |
| embargo | an order that forbids trade with a certain country |
| hurricane | a tropical storm with rain, thunder, lightening, and high winds |
| inhabited | having people living on the land |
| pirates | seafaring outlaws who robbed ships |
| reggae | a style of popular music from Jamaica |
| trade winds | tropical winds that blow from the northeast and southeast toward the equator |
| Cuba | the only Communist country in the Americas |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. commonwealth and territory |
| Bob Marley | famous reggae artist |
| Voodoo | Haitian religion that all objects have a spirit |
| Antilles | a chain of volcanic islands in the Caribbean |
| Bahamas | chain of coral islands in the Caribbean |