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. (35) 51.13 PortMiami is the world's largest cruise ship port, 5 Economy Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) Downtown Miami Historic District Main article: Environment of Florida. . Terminals and concourses See also: Florida International University Alumni Association, 6.4 Closure of the Atlantic The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago the first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River with the main villages on the northern banks. In 1497 John Cabot became the first Western European since the Vikings to explore mainland North America and one of his major discoveries was the abundant resources of Atlantic cod off Newfoundland Referred to as "Newfoundland Currency" this discovery yielded some 200 million tons of fish over five centuries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries new fisheries started to exploit haddock mackerel and lobster From the 1950s to the 1970s the introduction of European and Asian distant-water fleets in the area dramatically increased the fishing capacity and number of exploited species it also expanded the exploited areas from near-shore to the open sea and to great depths to include deep-water species such as redfish Greenland halibut witch flounder and grenadiers Overfishing in the area was recognised as early as the 1960s but because this was occurring on international waters it took until the late 1970s before any attempts to regulate was made in the early 1990s this finally resulted in the collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery the population of a number of deep-sea fishes also collapsed in the process including American plaice redfish and Greenland halibut together with flounder and grenadier, Catholic preparatory schools operated by religious orders are Christopher Columbus High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School for boys and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for girls. Other settlements within Miami's city limits were Lemon City (now Little Haiti) and Coconut Grove Settlements outside the city limits were Biscayne in present-day Miami Shores and Cutler in present-day Palmetto Bay Many of the settlers were homesteaders attracted to the area by offers of 160 acres (0.6 km2) of free land by the United States federal government. Behavioral factors: in a foreign environment the related disciplines such as anthropology psychology and sociology are helpful for managers to get a better understanding of values attitudes and beliefs, Paraguay Paraguay Concourse H, Paraguay Paraguay Mammals: Florida panther northern river otter mink eastern cottontail rabbit marsh rabbit raccoon striped skunk squirrel white-tailed deer Key deer bobcats red fox gray fox coyote wild boar Florida black bear nine-banded armadillos Virginia opossum. .

. . Miami-Dade County Public Schools is one of a few public school districts in the United States to offer optional international studies programs and bilingual education Bilingual education is offered in Spanish French German Haitian Creole and Mandarin Chinese M-DCPS is the only school district in Florida to offer bilingual education in Mandarin. . Miami is featured in numerous films and television shows and video games including Miami Vice Burn Notice Jane the Virgin Scarface the Birdcage Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Big Bend In the 1870s the Challenger expedition discovered parts of what is now known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge or: 10 External links The FIU College of Law was ranked 5th in 2014 in bar passing rates in the state of Florida and 1st in the MPRE. . 2.2.1 The Goodman Psychological Services Center (27.8) 78.4 Miami Florida Business directory Contents Wings Over Miami Museum Miami As an urban and pedestrian-friendly area with an extensive public transit network Downtown (along with Brickell the Arts & Entertainment District and South Beach) is one of the areas in Miami where a car-free lifestyle is commonplace Many Downtown residents get around by foot bicycle Metromover or by taxi the Metromover is a popular alternative to walking in the area especially on rainy hot or cold days as the Metromover is free and stations are located roughly every two blocks throughout the area.