What is a Peninsula A Peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides but connected to mainland Relative Location The state of Florida is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres Florida is bordered by the states Alabama and Georgia ID: 759912
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Everything you wanted to know about Florida’s Geography!
Slide2What is a Peninsula?
A Peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides but connected to mainland.
Slide3Relative Location
The state of Florida is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres. Florida is bordered by the states Alabama and Georgia.
Slide4Fun Facts!
Florida’s nickname: the sunshine state
Florida’s state bird: the mocking bird
Florida’s state animal: Florida Panther
The capital of Florida: Tallahassee
Florida’s state flower: Orange Blossom
Florida’s State Tree:
Sabal
Palm
Florida became a state on: March 3, 1845.
Slide5Physical Characteristics
The Florida peninsula is made up of four main land regions: the coastal plains, the uplands, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys. A variety of water features found across these regions include marshes, rivers, lakes, springs, swamps, and ponds.
Slide6Human Characteristics
Human characteristics is something that is made by humans.
Examples include buildings, cities, houses, and Disney World (which is the number one tourist destination in the world) !
Slide7The Environment
The environment in Florida is what draws people to settle here. Florida possesses an array of land and marine life. Florida is also veined with water-filled caves and sinkholes.
What is the Environment like in Florida?
Slide8What is a sinkhole?
A sink hole is a natural depression or hole in the earth's surface caused by water erosion. They are formed especially where the earth surface is made of limestone or any other carbonate rock. Water dissolves these rocks making the land above heavy and eventually making it collapse to form a sink hole.
Slide9The Everglades
The Everglades are located in the southern portion of Florida. The Everglades are shaped by fire and water, experiencing flooding in the wet season and drought in the dry season. The Everglades is home to a vast selection of plants and animals that have adapted to a wet environment.
Slide10Key Regions of Florida.
There are eight key regions of Florida.
Northwest region
North Central region
Northeast region
East Central region
Tampa Bay region
Southwest region
South Central region
Southeast region