What would explain the settlement patterns in the Caribbean.

The first proper European settlement in the Caribbean began when Nicolás de Ovando, a faithful soldier from western Spain, settled about 2,500 Spanish colonists in eastern Hispaniola in 1502.

On attaining independence, the ex-British Caribbean colonies adopted the Westminster model of government.  Moreover, through slavery and indentureship, colonialism altered the ethnic composition of Caribbean populations, which later influenced the organization of political parties in some countries.

Explanation:

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.  

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