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Climate The average temp. is 65 to 70 degrees F. Florida has about 130 day of rain a year. In the north it is about 74 to 77 degrees F. in the southern it is about 68 to 70 degrees F. The record is about 110 degrees F on June 29, 1931. The record on the lowest temp. in Florida is -2 degrees F on February 13, 1899. summer it is about 100 to 109 degrees F fall it’s about 70 to 86 degrees F and also vary humid (hot and wet at the same time). Winter temp. is 50 to 60 degrees F. Spring temp. is 57 to 91 degrees F
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Land Forms Florida is split in to four different regions Gulf Coast, upland,Florida Keys, and the Atlantic oceans coastal plains. Horizontal width: 361 miles. vertical length 398. The highest point: Briton hill 345ft in the uplands. The Lowest point: Atlantic ocean 0ft. Swampy Everglades is about 8ft above sea level. Water area 11,761 land area 53,997 total area 65,758. The pan handle is all of Florida so all of Florida is a major land form. Some of the lakes and rivers such as Caloosahatchee, Indian, Kissimmee, St. Johns, and Suwannee river.
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Natural Watershed in Orlando
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Florida's specialization Florida specialization’s are tourism, oranges, beaches, heat, alligators, Disney world, Universal studios, SeaWorld, NASA, St. Augustine, theme parks, exotic wild life, sea food, sugar, cotton, cattle, phosphate Mining, energy, transportation, auto-race tracks.
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Resources Natural: sugar canes, oranges, cows, seafood,. capital: taffy maker, a shape producer, mixer, spoon. Renewable: fish, clams, chickens, trees, seaweed, cotton. Nonrenewable: oil, boats, cars, taffy, rum cake, fresh water. Flow: sun rise,7:24am,sun set,7:01pm,lightning 7:00, rain 360days.
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State………………………………… Mammal: panther marine mammal: manatee salt water mammal: dolphin bird: mocking insect : zebra long wing butterfly reptile: alligator fresh water fish: large mouth bass salt water fish: sailfish
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Continued shell: horse conch tree: palmetto palm beverage: orange juice fossil: eupatagus stone: agenized coral gem: moon stone nickname: the sun shine state motto: “in god we trust”, song: Suwannee river flower: orange blossom wild flower: coreopsis
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Florida facts 27 th state Capital: Tallahassee Largest city: Jacksonville 22nd biggest state in the U.S. 4 th most populated state with 15,982,378 people Boarding states: Georgia and Alabama Florida is called Florida because Ponce de Leon discovered it on April 2, 1513
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State flag
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Bibliography www.city-data.com/states/Florida-climate.html www.city-data.com/states/Florida-climate.html www.worldatlas.com www.worldatlas.com www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/florida/ www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/florida/ http://www.wildflorida.com/articles/Winter_tempera tures_in_Florida.php#top http://www.wildflorida.com/articles/Winter_tempera tures_in_Florida.php#top http://www.naples-usa.com/naples-weather.htm http://www.naples-usa.com/naples-weather.htm http://www.ehow.com/info_8648228_florida- famous-besides-oranges.html http://www.ehow.com/info_8648228_florida- famous-besides-oranges.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_natural_r esources_of_Florida http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_natural_r esources_of_Florida
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