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Water once covered most of Florida. It created vast sawgrass prairies, eerie swamps and smelly mangrove forests. The area was considered useless and impenetrable, full of poisonous snakes, alligators and mosquitoes. It is more than that.
The Everglades is a wonder of nature. It is a blending of ecosystems that are sustained by the environment and the animals that live there.
Do you know the answers to these questions?
What lake feeds the Everglades?
How many seasons does the Everglades have?
How much water falls in the Everglades each year?
What are some of the differences between alligators and crocodiles that live in the Everglades?
Find out more about this fascinating place and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
All measurements in American and metric.
Ages 8 and up.
The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.
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Jeannie Meekins
Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com
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14 Fun Facts About Florida's Everglades - Jeannie Meekins
14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
FLORIDA'S EVERGLADES
By Jeannie Meekins
A LearningIsland.com
15 - Minute Book
We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.
Editor: Richard Martin
Title page picture by NOAA
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Text (c) Copyright 2013 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.
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14 Fun Facts About Florida's Everglades / Jeannie Meekins
Summary: A brief look at some fun facts about the Everglades of Florida.
1. Everglades. Juvenile Literature. 2. Florida. Juvenile Literature.
Words: 2808
Reading Level: 6.4
Ages 8 and up.
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14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
FLORIDA'S EVERGLADES
Water once covered most of Florida. It created vast sawgrass prairies, eerie swamps and smelly mangrove forests. The area was considered useless and impenetrable, full of poisonous snakes, alligators and mosquitoes. It is more than that.
The Everglades is a wonder of nature. It is a blending of ecosystems that are sustained by the environment and the animals that live there.
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Fact 1: The Everglades is a river.
Most people think The Everglades is a swamp. The Everglades is actually a river.
The Everglades begins at the Kissimmee River, near Orlando. The Kissimmee River flows into Lake Okeechobee. This lake is very shallow. In the wet season, it overflows. This creates a river that is 50 miles (80 kilometres) wide and over 100 miles (160 kilometres) long.
The river is only a
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