Florida By: Malachi Bailey
Florida Facts Population: 18,801,310 Florida, the name calls up pastured pictures of blue, green seas. Florida’s landscape is uncommonly lush , punctuated by deep forests, rivers, lakes, and vast wetlands. The average two thirds of Florida’s days are sunny.
Natural Resources Sand Coal (mining) Forests products Plazapines.com Fs.usda.gov Clashofclans.com
State Symbols State Bird: Mocking Bird State Motto: “In God We Trust” State Tree: Sabal Palm(Cabbage Palm) State Flower: Orange Blossom State Animal: Florida Panther All pictures: florida.gov
Major Attractions Disney World Miami Disneyparks.disney.go.com Miamiandbeaches.com
Capital City: Tallahassee Major Attractions Capital City: Tallahassee Tampa Rideshareapps.com Visitflorida.com
Brief Geography Florida is flat with a rolling landscape to its highest point in the Northwest. Three geographic land areas make up the Florida landscape. The Atlantic Coastal Plain: The Atlantic Plain stretches to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, around the Florida Peninsula, and the Gulf of Mexico. The East Gulf Coastal Plain: The East Gulf Coastal Plain, a sub-section of the Atlantic Plain. Florida Uplands: Florida uplands extends from the north, south and to the east, to separate the two sections of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and to separate the East Gulf Coastal Plain from the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Governor of Florida Rick Scott: He is an American businessman and politician who is the 45th Governor of Florida since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party of Florida.
License Plate and Quarter Info Space Shuttle - home to the Kennedy Space Center. Ship- Spanish ships discovered Florida Beach-Florida is one of the worlds most popular tourist destinations. Includes the shape of Florida, oranges, flowers, and “In god we trust”, Florida's state motto
Famous People from Florida Vanilla Ice Tom Petty Trayvon Martin