FL’s Resour

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Fl’s Water

Lowlands

FL-The Land

Wetlands

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There is so much of this natural resource in Florida that it

produces ¾’s of the nation’s fertilizer

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Phosphate

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An area where the fresh water of a river mixes with the salt water of

an ocean

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Estuary

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The level of the surface of the ocean

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Sea level

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The 3 kinds of natural regions in Florida

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Lowlands, Highlands, Wetlands

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An area of low, wet land with trees

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Swamp

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Florida’s state tree

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Sabal Palm

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Florida’s most important crop

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Oranges

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The longest river in Florida

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St. Johns river

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A flat grassland with scattered trees

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Savanna

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The type of rock that makes up Florida

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Limestone

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A lowland with wet soil and tall grasses

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Marsh

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Florida’s state bird

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Mockingbird

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The area known for its horse farms

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The area near Ocala

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An important water route along the Atlantic coast

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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

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A low, narrow island near the coast of a mainland

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Barrier Island

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The part of the ocean that slopes downward and away from the

coast

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Continental shelf

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The large wetland where Florida meets Georgia

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Okefenokee Swamp

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Florida’s state flower

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Orange Blossom

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Florida is #1 in the country for the growth of this crop

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Sugarcane

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A body of ocean water or seawater that is partly enclosed by land

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Bay

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Tiny islands formed from the roots of these trees

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Mangrove islands

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An area of low land that lies along an ocean

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Coastal plain

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In southern Florida, this swamp lies near the Gulf coast and is named

for the types of trees that grow there

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Big Cypress Swamp

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Florida’s nickname

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The Sunshine State

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Florida is second only to California in the business of growing these

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House plants

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Florida’s largest lake

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Lake Okeechobee

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A string of islands that run southwest from the southern tip of

the state

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Florida Keys

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Florida is one of these…land with water on 3 sides

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A peninsula

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Florida’s largest wetland

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Everglades

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Florida’s state song

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“The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)”