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24 Cards in this Set
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The two main parts of Florida are:
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Peninsula and Panhandle
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Florida's relative location in the United States
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South
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Where was Florida millions of years ago?
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Under a shallow sea
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Which region does Florida's Gulf Coastal Plain belong to?
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Coastal Lowlands region
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Central Highlands region
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there is high humidity
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forests
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the Straits and the Atlantic coast
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the Panhandle and the Gulfcoast
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Florida is in North America
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The Kissimmee River is
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Florida's longest river
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part of an important river system
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Because ocean water soaks into the lands along the coast
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Why does Florida have more underground water than any other state?
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Because an underground layer of limestone holds rainwater
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Drought
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there is little or no rain
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A hurricane can sometimes cause
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a storm surge
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a wildfire
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tropical storms
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Which crop is grown in Southern Florida?
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oranges
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tobacco
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cotton
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Give an example of a renewable resource
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Phosphate
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water
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trees
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Savanna
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a flat grassland with scattered trees
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landforms
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shapes that make up earths surface
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harbor
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a part of a body of wter where a ship can dock
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habitat
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a place where animals find food and shelter
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natural region
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an area made up of places with similar physical features
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product
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something people make grow or raise to be sold
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precipitation
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water that falls to earth
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