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The EvergladesSubtropical Wilderness
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Where are the Everglades?
• Located on the Southern coast of Florida,USA
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Weather/Climate
• Summers are hot and humid with the humidity reaching 90%
• Afternoon thunderstorms are very common making the rainfall per year about 60 inches
• June- November are the hurricane months
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What do the Everglades look like?
• Landforms: – Marshes– Swamps– Overflowing rivers
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Waterways of the Everglades
• The Everglades are rivers that flow together forming large marshes and swamps.
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What grows there?
• Swamps and Marshes are filled with:– Cypress trees– Sawgrass– Orchids– Mangroves
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Animals of the Everglades
• Over 350 bird species and many mammals located in the everglades. – Alligators– Florida Panther– Whooping Crane– Great Blue Heron
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Environmental Issues
• There is a worry of industrialization cutting into the natural beauty of the Everglades.
• People are cutting down the trees and draining some of the canals to build cities and towns.
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History and Culture
• “Gladesmen” were men who built their lives and lived off the resources in the Everglades in the 1940s.• The Everglades was a site for military operations during the cold war.
– They drained the canals and set up the Nike Missile HM-69
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Preservation Efforts
• Ernest Coe was the man who urged Congress to declare the Everglades a National Park – In 1934, due to his hard work, the Everglades in
Florida was declared a National Park