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Florida Water & Ecosystems

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How did water historically travel through much of the Everglades?

  • In broad shallow flows
  • As permanent ice sheets
  • Through one deep straight channel only
  • Only through seawater tides
Correct answer(s):
  • In broad shallow flows

In geography, what is an estuary?

  • A permanently frozen lake
  • The highest point of a watershed
  • An inland salt mine
  • An area where river freshwater mixes with seawater
Correct answer(s):
  • An area where river freshwater mixes with seawater

Why do Florida estuaries matter to young fish?

  • They prevent all migration
  • They contain no predators anywhere
  • They remove all ocean salinity
  • They provide shelter and feeding habitat
Correct answer(s):
  • They provide shelter and feeding habitat

What is one reason Lake Okeechobee matters to South Florida?

  • It supplies water to every U.S. state
  • It affects regional water management
  • It separates Florida from Cuba
  • It is the highest mountain lake
Correct answer(s):
  • It affects regional water management

Which landscape is especially characteristic of interior Central Florida?

  • Permanent ice sheets
  • Vast basalt plateaus
  • Lakes and sandy ridges
  • Tall snow-covered peaks
Correct answer(s):
  • Lakes and sandy ridges

What combination best describes much of South Florida’s landscape?

  • Tundra and permafrost
  • Low wetlands and developed coasts
  • High mountains and glaciers
  • Dry interior deserts and cliffs
Correct answer(s):
  • Low wetlands and developed coasts