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Genre Comprehension Skill Text Features

and Details

• Maps

• Chart

• Captions

Fascinating Facts

• Canaveral National Seashore has twenty-four miles

of undeveloped beach: that’s the longest stretch

of undeveloped beach on the east coast of Florida

• Of the more than $2 billion in federal and state

disaster aid approved for Florida after four

hurricanes struck the state during August and

September 2004, more than $25 million was

approved for Miami-Dade County

• The area of Miami where many Cuban Americans

have settled is called Little Havana

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Genre Comprehension Skill Text Features

and Details

• Maps

• Chart

• Captions

Fascinating Facts

• Canaveral National Seashore has twenty-four miles

of undeveloped beach: that’s the longest stretch

of undeveloped beach on the east coast of Florida

• Of the more than $2 billion in federal and state

disaster aid approved for Florida after four

hurricanes struck the state during August and

September 2004, more than $25 million was

approved for Miami-Dade County

• The area of Miami where many Cuban Americans

have settled is called Little Havana

ISBN 0-328-14870-9

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Vocabulary

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In this book you will read about three cities in

Florida’s Atlantic Coastal Plain You will also

read about the resources that are in and near

these cities Many people come to Florida

because of its beauty, climate, and water

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The Atlantic Coastal Plain

The Atlantic Coastal Plain is on Florida’s east

coast It is a plain, so it is fairly low and flat

land Some of Florida’s largest cities are in this

region

The Atlantic Coastal Plain has a warm and mild

climate The northern part of the plain has cooler

winters than the southern part

Florida’s Atlantic Coastal Plain is on the east coast of Florida.

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Farmers grow crops and raise farm animals

in some areas People mine for minerals in other areas Some areas are parks where wild plants and animals live Turn the page to learn about some of

the cities and resources along the Atlantic Coastal

Plain

Mining is done throughout the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

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Gulf of Mexico

Jacksonville

St Augustine Gainesville

Orlando Tampa

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Melbourne

Cape Canaveral

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City Pensacola

Miami

John F Kennedy Space Center

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In and Around

St Augustine

St Augustine is a small city in St Johns County

in northeastern Florida The city is only five feet

above sea level.

People have come to St Augustine for different

reasons The first settlers were Native Americans

Then Spain claimed Florida in 1513 A Spanish

explorer founded St Augustine in 1565 St

Augustine is the oldest settlement in the United

States founded by Europeans that has always

been lived in

This map shows some cities in Florida.

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Tourists like to visit houses that are from the time when

St Augustine was a Spanish colony.

In time St Augustine grew into a city By the 1880s, many ill people came to St Augustine during the winters to get well The warm, dry climate was good for their health Soon businesspeople built hotels and turned St

Augustine into a resort for the wealthy

About six million people visit St Augustine each year to enjoy its historic sites, to golf, or to relax

at nearby beaches and parks

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The mild climate of St Johns County makes

the region ideal for farming Agriculture, or

the growing of crops for food, is an important

business in some areas Some farmers grow

vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, broccoli,

and eggplant Other farmers raise beef cattle

Agriculture is an important business in St Johns County

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The area’s mild climate and plentiful resources attract businesses Coquina (coh-KEE-nah) is a type

of limestone found along the Atlantic coast from

St Augustine to Palm Beach This material is often used for building Many buildings in St Augustine were built from coquina, including a fort called the Castillo de San Marcos (Cass-TEE-yo day san MAR-cos)

Spanish settlers built the Castillo de San Marcos in the late 1600s to protect St Augustine Today, people tour the fort.

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Cape Canaveral and

Surrounding Areas

Cape Canaveral has been a city only since the

early 1960s Cape Canaveral is about halfway

between Jacksonville and Miami Port Canaveral

and the John F Kennedy Space Center are just

north of Cape Canaveral

Goods are shipped from Port Canaveral to ports in the

United States and other countries.

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Port Canaveral is an important port for cruise ships and cargo ships Some of the goods that pass through the port are cement, steel, minerals, petroleum, lumber, fresh fruits and vegetables, juice, and frozen foods

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The United States government built the

John F Kennedy Space Center by Cape

Canaveral A mild climate meant that the space

center could operate year-round It was also a

good location to launch all space missions over

the ocean

The John F Kennedy Space Center is near Cape Canaveral.

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The Cape Canaveral area has many other resources People enjoy its beaches The nearby

Canaveral National Seashore is on a barrier

island that protects the mainland from ocean

waves Migrating birds and other animals live

at the Canaveral National Seashore Behind the barrier island lies Mosquito Lagoon Its shallow waters are valuable for fishing

Canaveral National Seashore has twenty-four miles of beach.

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In and Around Miami

Miami is Florida’s second largest city Its

population is more than 360,000

Miami is in southern Florida and has a tropical

climate Summers are wet and warm, or hot

Winters are warm and frost is rare

People from all over the world live in Miami

Many of Miami’s neighborhoods reflect the

cultures of the people who live there

Little Haiti is a Haitian neighborhood in Miami Shops sell

foods and other goods that are part of traditional Haitian life.

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Many Cubans came to the United States in the 1960s Many of them settled in the Miami neighborhood now known as Little Havana

They opened shops, parks, and restaurants

Little Havana became the center of Miami’s Cuban American community

Little Havana is a Cuban neighborhood in Miami.

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The Port of Miami provides more than ninety

thousand jobs The port ships goods around the

world

Many resources in areas around Miami also

provide jobs Citrus fruits grow well in the rich

soil and warm climate However, development,

or building on unsettled land, is causing many

habitats to disappear

Much of the Everglades has been drained for farms.

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Undeveloped areas are important to Florida’s economy and environment Many people come to southern Florida to visit parks, such as Everglades National Park The park has many plant

communities, including mangrove and cypress swamps The Everglades are home to many plants, birds, and animals People must take care

to preserve the varied resources of the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Crocodiles make their home in the Everglades.

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Glossary

barrier island a long island that helps

protect the mainland from pounding waves

climate the weather pattern of an area over a

long period of time

limestone rock formed from a mineral in

water or from shells and bones of certain sea animals

plain a large area of fairly low, flat land

resource a material that people use to meet

their needs

sea level the same height as the ocean