Culture Walls

 

Culture Walls

Walls That Talk

Searingtown School

Authors: Ben and Kost

Geography

Florida is 53,927 square miles. The population of Florida is 15,982,378 people. Florida is the forth largest state population size in the  US. Florida is the 26th largest state in the USA.

There is lots of wildlife in Florida because of the swamps and the many lakes.

The population of the state of Florida is 15,982,378.

Climate

In the state of Florida it is very hot, humid and wet with rain. One of the natural disasters they  have there is a hurricane.

Government

The current governor of Florida is Jeb Bush. The party he represents is the Republican party.

Florida has three branches of government, legislative, executive, and judicial branches. This the same government used in the USA.

Holidays

To learn about United States holidays, please visit our Federal Holidays WebQuest!

Religion

Just about every religion in the world is represented in the United States.

History

The first people to come to Florida were the Spanish. Ponce de Leon. First the Spanish people came to Florida Describe any waves of immigrants that settled the area and why they settled there.  

On March 3, 1845 Florida was part in the United states of America.

Fun and Recreation

People watch racing and sports. They also play baseball, tennis, cycling, boat rides, diving,

 

Map and flag images used with permission ©Graphic Maps   Some images are from CIA World Fact Book 2002, and Microsoft ClipArt Gallery (public domain).
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