Geograpy

Aloha , 

I have attached two maps that will help identify the country of Haiti.  The country of Haiti is located Central America and the Caribbean. Haiti  is the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic . It is surrounded by the Caribbean sea and the country of Jamaica and Cuba. The CIA has stated that "Haiti is the size of Maryland , which is measure as 27,750 km. Haiti is surrounded by the Caribbean sea and mountains.

Figure 1.  Map of Haiti from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/haiti/htland.htm

Figure 2. Map of Haiti and Mountain ranges from 

http://eruwako.site90.net/

a) Location-- Where is the country located in the world with respect to continents, oceans, other countries?

 The country of Haiti is located Central America and the Caribbean. Haiti  is the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic . It is surrounded by the Caribbean sea and the country of Jamaica and Cuba.  

b) Size--How large is the country?  (Compare to the US by giving a percent of Continental US area, which is 8,080,464 km².  You can find that out be dividing and moving your decimal place over twice.)

The CIA has stated that "Haiti is the size of Maryland , which is measure as 27,750 km.  

c) Terrain-- What types of physical geography make up the country?  Are there any noteworthy rivers, lakes, or seas? 

Haiti is surrounded by the Caribbean sea and mountains.